[Presidential Campaign Medal with Portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson]
![[Presidential Campaign Medal with Portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson] by Unknown|Brady & Co.|Thomas Le Mere](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/presidential-campaign-medal-with-portraits-of-299482.webp)
Medium
Tintype
Dimensions
Image: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.), diameter Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.), diameter
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Overbrook Foundation Gift, 2012
Accession Number
2012.13
Tags
Abraham LincolnPortraitsAmerican Civil War
About the Artist
Unknown|Brady & Co.|Thomas Le Mere
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...