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Magazine article written
in 1995 for Antique Trader Magazine on new Lincoln portrait
sculptures by James Nance. Harold Holzer is the Vice President of
External Affairs for the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York
City. Mr. Holzer is author of 25 books on Abraham Lincoln and is
the recognized leading authority on Abraham Lincoln art. Mr. Holzer
is also Co-Chair of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
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Rosetta is an internationally renowned monumental sculptor of large
cats and wildlife and a member of the National Sculptor Society; she
lives and works in Loveland, Colorado. Her monumental sculpture has
been installed in hundreds of locations around the world.
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Mel Schockner is an Allied
Professional member of the National Sculptor Society and is well
known as one of the best and most skillful photographers of bronze
sculpture. Mr. Schockner lives and works in Loveland Colorado. |
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Harold Holzer is the Vice
President of External Affairs for the Metropolitan Museum of art in
New York City. Mr. Holzer is author of 25 books on Abraham Lincoln
and is the recognized leading authority on Abraham Lincoln art. Mr.
Holzer is also Co-Chair of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission. This reference letter, addressed to the
president of the Lincoln Society of Dayton, is to recommend James
Nance for the commission of a 14-foot tall bronze bicentennial
Lincoln monument for the front lawn of the Dayton Courthouse. After
a year long selection process, Mr. Nance was one of two finalists
for the award. The project however was ultimately cancelled due to
lack of funding and support.
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Frank Williams is the Chief
justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, the president of the
Abraham Lincoln Forum, president of the U.S. Grant association, past
president of the Abraham Lincoln Association, and Co-Chairman for
the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Association. Justice Williams and
his wife Virginia have the nation’s largest private collection of
Abraham Lincoln art, sculpture, and collectibles. He is a frequent
collector of Lincoln works by James Nance.
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The late Lloyd Ostendorf of Dayton
Ohio was a prolific painter and illustrator of Abraham Lincoln in
addition to being an avid collector. Mr. Ostendorf also Co-Authored
the book “Lincoln in Photographs’ which has become the reference
bible for Lincoln Photos. He developed a photographic catalog, “Ostendorf”,
numbering system, which is exclusively used by scholars and the
Library of Congress. His
Painting of Abraham Lincoln hangs in the White House Oval office.
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After seeing the Lincoln
portraits by James Nance in Fort Wayne Indiana, president Ford
requested photographs of the sculptures from James Nance. This
letter was his reply to receiving those photographs. President Ford
was an avid collector and admirer of Abraham Lincoln.
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