Concord Museum show reflects on Lincoln Memorial’s first century

Anthony Benedetto, ‘Why Lincoln Matters.’ Private collection. ©2001 Benedetto Arts / Anthony Benedetto
Anthony Benedetto, ‘Why Lincoln Matters.’ Private collection. ©2001 Benedetto Arts / Anthony Benedetto
Anthony Benedetto, ‘Why Lincoln Matters.’ Private collection. ©2001 Benedetto Arts / Anthony Benedetto

CONCORD, Mass. – The Concord Museum presents The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated exhibition through February 26. Created by the Norman Rockwell Museum in collaboration with Chesterwood (the historic summer home and studio of Daniel Chester French), the exhibition highlights the work of noted artists who have incorporated the instantly-recognizable icon as a symbolic element. More than 50 historical and contemporary multimedia artworks showcase and contextualize the Lincoln Memorial’s cultural significance, including original paintings and illustrations, archival photographs, sculpture, artifacts and ephemera.

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