About the Book: Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait: The Story of a Photograph
That Became an American Icon
Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait is a unique middle-grade depiction of
Americas sixteenth president, through the story of one famous photograph,
written by award-winning author Leonard S. Marcus.
On February 9, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made the mile-long walk from the Executive
Mansion to photographer Mathew Bradys Washington, DC, studio, to be joined there
later by his ten-year-old son, Tad. With a fractious re-election campaign
looming that year, Americas first media-savvy president was intent on securing
another portrait that cast him in a favorable light,