Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution abraham lincoln abrahamlincoln portrait william judkins thomson williamjudkinsthomson ambrotype 1858 frame president republican president abraham lincoln presidentabrahamlincoln united states presidents unitedstatespresidents presidents david ross locke davidrosslocke decorative frames decorativeframes rustic 1900's 1900s pict lincoln photograph tin national portrait gallery nationalportraitgallery cased photographs people picture frame photo border Description: “I never saw a more dignified face. . . " German sociologist Max Weber defined a charismatic leader as someone “endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or . . . exceptional . . . qualities.” Lincoln had that elusive quality of charisma, which caused Americans to look beyond appearance to the essence of the man himself. The wit and social commentator David Ross Locke met Lincoln and said, “I never saw a more thoughtful face. I never saw a more dignified face.” Creator/Photographer: William Judkins Thomson Medium: Ambrotype Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 9.5 cm Date: 1858 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5763 Repository: National Portrait Gallery Accession number: NPG.82.52 Description: “I never saw a more dignified face. . . " German sociologist Max Weber defined a charismatic leader as someone “endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or . . . exceptional . . . qualities.” Lincoln had that elusive quality of charisma, which caused Americans to look beyond appearance to the essence of the man himself. The wit and social commentator David Ross Locke met Lincoln and said, “I never saw a more thoughtful face. I never saw a more dignified face.” Creator/Photographer: William Judkins Thomson Medium: Ambrotype Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 9.5 cm Date: 1858 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5763 Repository: National Portrait Gallery Accession number: NPG.82.52 |