New Exhibit: One Life - The Mask of Lincoln at National Portrait Gallery
Tomorrow, November 7, 2008, the newest temporary exhibit opens at the National Portrait Gallery. This new exhibit is called One Life: The Mask of Lincoln. This exhibit focuses on portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, as he changed through the presidency. The portraits show the different faces of Lincoln over the years. As part of this exhibit “the original cracked-plate portrait of Lincoln by Alexander Gardner will be displayed,” which is usually displayed as facsimile rather than as the original. The exhibit honors the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth in 1809. There are other Smithsonian exhibits expected for this bicentennial, but this one is special being that the museum is housed in the same place Lincoln had his second inaugural ball. This exhibit is expected to remain on display until July 5, 2009.
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