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Vinnie Ream: Should a Teenage Girl Sculpt Abraham Lincoln?
Vinnie Ream became the first woman to win a US government commission for a statue in 1866—at the age of 18! She created a life-sized figure of President Abraham Lincoln, gazing down at the Emancipation Proclamation he holds in his right hand.
Ream and her marble statue caused a huge scandal that raged in Washington, D.C., and across the nation.
The public questioned how this petite, attractive teenager with little artistic training won this coveted opportunity.
Senators accused her of seducing congressmen and Civil War generals. Some objected to her sympathetic portrayal of the recently assassinated president.
Vinnie ream biography
Others criticized her method of creating the marble statue. Like many women artists, she faced many hurdles. Here is the story behind her marble statue of Lincoln that still stands in the US Capitol.
The Beginning: Apprenticeship with Clark Mills
At only 14 years of age, Vinnie Ream moved with her family to W