62 artists compete to replace stolen Lincoln portrait - The Day
2024年11月27日 · A city-sponsored contest to replicate a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln stolen from City Hall in 1994. Winning portrait to hang in the restored original frame.
Mysterious Donation After a Mysterious Stolen Painting of Abraham Lincoln
2021年5月29日 · On a dark and stormy night, well, dark at least, a mysterious thief slunk into City Hall in Norwich, CT and cut a portrait of Abraham Lincoln out of its frame. The night was 1994. The portrait had been painted around 1865 by artist John Denison Crocker. The frame hung empty until 2011 when the town held a contest to replicate the original.
Photo Gallery • Lincoln Portrait Re-Creation - Norwich, CT
Lincoln Portrait Re-Creation. Second Floor - This painting, by Christopher Zhang in 2011, was selected from a field of 29 entries in a contest to re-create John Denison Crocker's original painting in honor of Lincoln's March 1860 visit to Norwich. The original was stolen in 1994.
The Abraham Lincoln Caper: Art Heists and Civic Pride
In 1994, City Hall in Norwich, Connecticut was the scene of an art heist. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, painted by John Denison Crocker, which had hung there for almost 130 years, was cut out of its frame and stolen, never to be publicly seen since.
Museum Reneges on Promise to Exhibit All Lincoln Portraits–What Would ...
This Abraham Lincoln portrait, painted by Norwich, CT local son John Denison Crocker, was ripped from its frame in City Hall in 1994. The Slater Museum and the City of Norwich sponsored a contest with a purchase prize for the best copy of the original portrait.
Lincoln Days Art Show Winners
One of the original events of Lincoln Days is the annual Art Show. In the beginning, the show was created as a contest for Lincoln-related art only with the best of the juried show being purchased by Lincoln Days. That Purchase Award has carried through the years. The Collection now has more than 45 pieces of original artwork on display.
Lincoln Essay Contests, Lincoln Medals, and the …
The medallion awarded to winners of the Lincoln essay contest was based on a painting of Lincoln by Douglas Volk, a portrait admired by Robert Todd Lincoln, among others. A reproduction of this portrait was evidently once displayed at the Illinois Watch Company.
Abraham Lincoln portrait exhibit - Illinois Times
2016年3月31日 · See the best, freshest portraits of hometown hero Abraham Lincoln on display during the opening reception for the Illinois Times Capital City Visitor cover art contest gallery event.
CoinWeek Podcast #80: Artist Wins International Competition with ...
2017年10月9日 · A portrait of Abraham Lincoln made out of 24,500 pennies has won over $200,000 in prizes at the ninth annual ArtPrize international art competition.
Lincoln portrait | Smithsonian Photo Contest | Smithsonian …
Photo Contest Categories. Natural World Travel People The American Experience Artistic Drone/Aerial. ... Lincoln portrait. #New Jersey #United States. Photo Detail. Date Taken: 02.2012: Date Uploaded: 10.2013: Photo Location: New Jersey, United States of America: Camera: Canon PowerShot SX130 IS: