Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910

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Mead, a Vermont sculptor, won the 1868 design competition for the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois.

From the description of Letter, January 25, 1866. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 695996415

Larkin G. Mead, a Vermont sculptor, won an 1868 design competition sponsored by the National Lincoln Monument Association and his design for the tomb became the first major Lincoln commemorative project to be completed. Justin Smith Morrill was a U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1867-98.

From the description of Letter, Oct. 8, 1868. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52751224

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creatorOf Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. Letter, Oct. 8, 1868. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
creatorOf Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. Lincoln's Tomb [model] : Springfield, Ill. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Marshall, Augustus,. Howells family photographs, ca. 1850-1925. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn [Larkin G. Mead, Jr.] [graphic]. Archives of American Art
referencedIn Mead family. Mead family letters, 1845-1911. Brooks Memorial Library
referencedIn Houghton-Mead exhibit. Brooks Memorial Library
creatorOf Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. Professore Larkin G Meads visitors book at studio : manuscript, 1889-1907. Houghton Library
creatorOf Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. [Lincoln Tomb] [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. Letter, January 25, 1866. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Marsh" to "Mills". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Mead, Larkin G. (Larkin Goldsmith), 1835-1910. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Stillman, William James, 1828-1901. Letters to William James Stillman and John Durand from artists, 1854-1861. Archives of American Art
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn Cate, Weston A., 1921-2010. Weston A. Cate, Jr. Vermont history radio broadcasts, ca. 1978-1983. Vermont Historical Society
referencedIn Hall, Hiland, 1795-1885. Papers, 1786-1885 (bulk 1832-1881) Bennington Museum
referencedIn Smith, George Walter Vincent, 1832-1923. Letters, 1882-1922. George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
creatorOf Francis, Julius E. (Julius Edward), 1822-1881. Papers, 1844-1881. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Springer, William M. Papers, 1874-1891. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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associatedWith Art Institute of Chicago. corporateBody
associatedWith Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959. person
associatedWith Cate, Weston A., 1921-2010. person
associatedWith Coolidge, J. T. (John T.). person
associatedWith Foot, Solomon, 1802-1866. person
associatedWith Francis, Julius E. (Julius Edward), 1822-1881. person
correspondedWith Hall, Hiland, 1795-1885. person
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
associatedWith James, William, 1842-1910. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
associatedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. person
correspondedWith Mead family. family
associatedWith Mead, William Rutherford, 1846-1928. person
associatedWith Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898. person
associatedWith National Lincoln Monument Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Pater, Walter, 1839-1894. person
associatedWith Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873. person
correspondedWith Smith, George Walter Vincent, 1832-1923. person
associatedWith Springer, William M. person
associatedWith Stillman, William James, 1828-1901. person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Vonnoh, Bessie Potter, 1872-1955. person
associatedWith Ward, A. Montgomery. person
associatedWith White, Stanford, 1853-1906. person
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Birth 1835-01-03

Death 1910-10-15

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