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Horace Pippin

Abraham Lincoln and His Father Building Their Cabin on Pigeon Creek, c. 1934

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Young Lincoln in a white shirt wields an ax to help build the family's log cabin, partially constructed in the background. Although he was seven when he moved to Indiana, here the future president appears to be an adolescent. This painting is one of four by Pippin depicting moments in Lincoln's life. The series was part of a larger body of Depression-era arts and literature that portrayed Lincoln as a mythic figure in American history, reflecting his significance in the collective imagination of African Americans.

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