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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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