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Today is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. During his life, Lincoln was not considered the hero and cultural icon he is in 2012. During his political campaigns (which, by the way, before internet and television, were way, way more slandering and vicious than they are today) and his term as president, he was frequently compared to an ape or monkey, accused of being an uneducated backwoodsman.
Like many people who live under the public's scrutiny, Abraham Lincoln did receive his revered status until after his death. Obviously, not everyone hated Lincoln as a president, but he was assuredly unpopular and extremely hated (for Pete's sake, half the country tried to form a new country over the his winning the presidency). In the nearly 150 years since his assassination, Lincoln has grown in popularity. First the man who reunited the country after the most devastating war in our history, then as the Great Emancipator, and now, as something of an invincible pop icon.
What do you suppose Lincoln would make of these interpretations of him?
Like many people who live under the public's scrutiny, Abraham Lincoln did receive his revered status until after his death. Obviously, not everyone hated Lincoln as a president, but he was assuredly unpopular and extremely hated (for Pete's sake, half the country tried to form a new country over the his winning the presidency). In the nearly 150 years since his assassination, Lincoln has grown in popularity. First the man who reunited the country after the most devastating war in our history, then as the Great Emancipator, and now, as something of an invincible pop icon.
What do you suppose Lincoln would make of these interpretations of him?
This might be my "favorite"...
I've no idea who did most of these drawings, but obviously it wasn't me.
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