Alexander Hesler’s Abraham Lincoln Portrait Arrives in Kane County
The ISHS is leading a statewide campaign to place a framed copy in a courthouse in each of Illinois’ 102 counties in commemoration of the state’s bicentennial this year.
A high-quality reproduction of a famous Abraham Lincoln photograph will be presented to the Kane County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 19. The unveiling ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the courthouse, 100 South Third St., Geneva. The event is open to the public.
The photograph was taken in Springfield by well-known photographer Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860, for Lincoln’s 1860 presidential campaign. Historians consider Hesler’s portrait one of the best taken of Lincoln during his pre-presidential years.
The permanent installation is made possible by donations from the Illinois Judges Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and their respective foundations – the Illinois Judges Foundation and the Illinois Bar Foundation.
Printed on canvas, the image of the beardless Lincoln is encased in a richly stained wood frame and measures 30-inches wide by 40-inches tall.
The four organizations are partnering with the Illinois State Historical Society, which owns the glass-plate positives of the Hesler-Lincoln portrait. The ISHS is leading a statewide campaign to place a framed copy in a courthouse in each of Illinois’ 102 counties in commemoration of the state’s bicentennial this year.
About The Illinois Historical Society
The Illinois State Historical Society was founded in 1899 to support the Illinois State Historical Library and to encourage research and writing on subjects of Illinois history.
Though independent of the state of Illinois and the Historical Library since 1997, the Illinois State Historical Society continues to actively promote the study of Illinois history.
The Society is a not-for-profit organization which depends solely on membership dues, gifts, bequests, and foundation grants to support, preserve, and disseminate the story of Illinois and its people.
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A high-quality reproduction of a famous Abraham Lincoln photograph will be presented to the Kane County Courthouse on Monday, November 19. The unveiling ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the courthouse, 100 South Third Street, Geneva. The event is open to the public. The photograph was taken in Springfield by well-known photographer Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860, for Lincoln’s 1860 presidential campaign. Historians consider Hesler’s portrait one of the best taken of Lincoln…
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