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President Lincoln visited Gardner's studio one Sunday in February 1865, the final year of the Civil War, accompanied by the American portraitist Matthew Wilson. Wilson had been commissioned to paint the president's portrait, but because Lincoln could spare so little time to pose, the artist needed recent photographs to work from.
Barack Obama was the first president to have his portrait taken with a digital camera in January 2009 by Pete Souza, the then–official White House photographer, [24] using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. [citation needed] Obama was also the first president to have 3D portraits taken, which were displayed in the Smithsonian Castle in December 2014. [25]
The first color photograph made by the three-color method suggested by James Clerk Maxwell in 1855, taken in 1861 by Thomas Sutton. The subject is a colored ribbon, usually described as a tartan ribbon. Color photography (also spelled as colour photography in Commonwealth English) is photography that uses media capable of capturing and ...
Here are 115 of the best Abraham Lincoln quotes, perfect for Presidents' Day. Related: 50 U.S. Presidential Trivia Questions & Answers 115 Abraham Lincoln Quotes and Sayings
Abraham Lincoln experienced his share of adversity in his early life as a poor farmer's son and on the job as America's 16th president. In honor of his birthday, AOL Jobs collected some of his ...
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On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president. He was the first Republican president and his victory was entirely due to his support in the North and West. No ballots were cast for him in 10 of the 15 Southern slave states, and he won only two of 996 counties in all the Southern states, an omen of the impending Civil War.
Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and General John A. McClernand, Antietam, Maryland, October 3, 1862 Uncropped version. An alternative view. What struck me about this photo is the telling poses, expressions, and even stature and dress of these three men that seem to perfectly illustrate their relationship to each other and to the war itself.