Vintage Video – The Face Of Lincoln | Homemade Homeschoolers

July 17, 2009

From 1954, HMHS Vintage Video Presents Professor Merrell Gage describing the life and career of Abraham Lincoln as he sculpts a lifelike bust of the 16th President, making physical changes in the subject’s hair, beard and expression to correspond to events in Lincoln’s life.

Professor Merrell Gage was at time of filming, the retired head of the Department of Sculpture at the University of Southern California.

What an amazing video! Our kids were fascinated by Professor Merrell’s skill in both sculpting and story telling. They also have a love for President Lincoln as well as Art in general, so we found a few resources that may be of interest your family too. Christianbooks.com has two highly rated books about President Lincoln, his faith and character: The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, and Abraham Lincoln: A Man of Faith, Courage, and Integrity. For your aspiring sculptor – who is eager to create his or her own bust of President Lincoln – there is a very interesting book available on Amazon called Modeling the Head in Clay.

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Posted with extra love by Michael at 11:48 am | View Comments so far

D. Barnard

I wonder what Lincoln would have thought of the present government in Washington.
Sheryl Hanrahan

This brought tears to my eyes! What a fantastic story of Lincoln - my all-time favorite president. How fascinating to see how the sculptor made him age with the terrible responsibilities Lincoln had as president.
Sheryl Hanrahan

This brought tears to my eyes! What a fantastic story of Lincoln - my all-time favorite president. How fascinating to see how the sculptor made him age with the terrible responsibilities Lincoln had as president.