Matthew Brady's Candid Take on Lincoln This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com
Rosemary McKittrick is a storyteller. Her weekly art and antique column focuses on treasures from the past and their out of the ordinary stories.
Online, November 10, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Santa Fe, Nov. 10, 2009 -- Abraham Lincoln made people believe in possibilities. He suffered from severe depression all of his life. He had trouble sleeping and sometimes lay in bed all night in his yellow sleep shirt waiting for daylight. The light somehow made a difference.
Despite his black moods, many people who knew Lincoln talked about his sense of humor, his mastery of public speaking, his political savvy, his love of storytelling, his patience and kindness.
He was the "common man" who stumbled into people's hearts and homes. His bottom line message always seemed to be the same.
Everyone deserves a chance.
Out of this same brooding man came big belly laughs. He was the first to chuckle at his own jokes. He was famous for comments like the reason his attorney general's beard was white, while his hair was not, was because Bates used his jaws more than his brains.
Photographer Matthew Brady was right when he said the camera was the eye of history. Through it Brady captured numerous photos of Lincoln that live on as historical accounts.
Real not fictionalized.
Brady photographed Lincoln a number of times before his death in 1865. He also snapped photos of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln and Lincoln's two sons.
On Aug. 29, 2009, Early American History Auctions, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., offered a selection of Lincoln memorabilia in its Autographs, Coins, Currency and Americana mail-bid and internet auction.
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