In honor of Lincoln's birthday here is a fascinating story from the New York Times of two portraits in one painting.
Photographs from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
Left, the altered portrait depicting Mrs. Lincoln; right, the restored image, an unknown woman without a Lincoln brooch.
It’s a story that, while still exposing a fake portrait, accents not only the important historic and intrinsic value of art, but the poignant connections attached to it that were ultimately triggered by the assassination of a great leader.
Read the full story here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/design/portrait-of-mary-todd-lincoln-is-deemed-a-hoax.html?_r=1
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