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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 47, November 18, 2001, Article 5 BAILLY'S LINCOLN. Dick Johnson writes: "In answer to Andy Lustig's inquiry in last week's E-Sylum: Joseph Alexis Bailly (1825-1883), French-American wood carver and sculptor did create a Lincoln statuette (if not a Lincoln bust). This was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1865 (number 811 in the catalog for that year), where he was offering it for sale. Later Bailly was an instructor at this Philadelphia art institution. Bailly also created a Lincoln Monument, he exhibited the design in 1865 (330) and the model in 1866 (525) at the Pennsylvania Academy. Bailly is listed in my upcoming directory of American artists of coins and medals. I have record of six bas-reliefs he created. The books listed in the reference section at the end of his entry provided the data to answer Andy's inquiry above." [A web search turned up some references to Bailly. The U.S. Patterns web site has a page devoted to his twenty cent pattern. "The text was originally published in the Bowers and Merena Bass I auction sale and is reproduced here courtesy of David Bowers." http://www.uspatterns.com/uspatterns/josalbail.html The Coin Gallery Online site has an article by Michael Marotta about the twenty cent piece which mentions Bailly's pattern: http://www.coin-gallery.com/cgmarotta.htm The AskArt online database of American artists has a page on Bailly, and lists nine books in which he or his work are mentioned: http://askart.com/artist/B/joseph_alexis_bailly.asp?ID=72175 -Editor]

Wayne Homren, Editor

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