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Right Hand of Abraham Lincoln

Leonard Wells Volk

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a right hand. The hand has a cylindrical protrusion where the wrist would be. The hand is clenched into a fist. It appears to be made of dark brown material, possibly bronze or wood, with visible wrinkles and creases on the back of the hand. The background is a plain gray color. The sculpture is titled "Right Hand of Abraham Lincoln" and was created by Leonard Wells Volk.

Artwork details

Date:
1860; cast 1886
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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