Born 18 years after Abraham Lincoln's death, Davidson was an American
sculptor best known for his portrait busts; the National Portrait
Gallery alone has 60 of his works. His subjects included many
famous 20th-century personalities such as General Pershing, Will Rogers,
Gertrude Stein, and President Wilson.Davidson Bust in
Springfield, Illinois
You can see this bronze work by Jo Davidson in the Lincoln Home
National Historic Site Visitor Center. In 1983 the White House
Preservation Fund and Dr. Maury Leibovitz gave the 18-inch-high
portrait to the home. The bust had been cast in 1947 by the Roman Bronze
Works of New York.
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