Abraham Lincoln Flag Quiltc. 186661 x 75 " (154.9 x 190.5 cm)Cotton with cotton appliqué and embroideryGift of Florence W. and Joe P. Rhinehart2002.13.10pieced1542993055Lucy FrostTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.DubuqueDubuqueUnited StatesIowaTextilesDubuqueTextilesappliqued quilt
Quilts have long been a way of remembering and memorializing lives lost such, as this work dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln, completed by Lucy Frost one year following his assassination. Today, Lincoln is remembered foremost among all US presidents for his leadership, accomplishments, integrity, and influence on American life and spirit. During his presidency Lincoln was not entirely beloved. He had a powerful vision, which he executed by appointing himself supreme over both Congress and the courts. Lincoln was criticized for breaking a number of laws and constitutional provisions; for example, initiating a war without an official declaration. For him, it made no sense, "to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution," so he pushed forward with his agenda to end slavery, vindicate democracy, and create and preserve a truly free nation. Immediately following his death in 1965, Lincoln’s canonization began. Within days, he life was credited as a martyr—a self-made man, liberator of slaves, who had sacrificed his own life so all Americans could be free.
Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts, Self-Taught Genius Gallery, July 16 – October 3, 2018.
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Quilts have long been a way of remembering and memorializing lives lost such, as this work dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln, completed by Lucy Frost one year following his assassination. Today, Lincoln is remembered foremost among all US presidents for his leadership, accomplishments, integrity, and influence on American life and spirit. During his presidency Lincoln was not entirely beloved. He had a powerful vision, which he executed by appointing himself supreme over both Congress and the courts. Lincoln was criticized for breaking a number of laws and constitutional provisions; for example, initiating a war without an official declaration. For him, it made no sense, "to lose the nation and yet preserve the Constitution," so he pushed forward with his agenda to end slavery, vindicate democracy, and create and preserve a truly free nation. Immediately following his death in 1965, Lincoln’s canonization began. Within days, he life was credited as a martyr—a self-made man, liberator of slaves, who had sacrificed his own life so all Americans could be free.
Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts, Self-Taught Genius Gallery, July 16 – October 3, 2018.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org