Snapshot in Time: Lincoln photo shot, Nevada Artists Association comes to rescue
Nevada Artists Association members have contributed to our community over the years. Perhaps the most entertaining story that has come from these moments in time is a snapshot of when one of their artists repaired a painting of Lincoln that had three bullet holes in it.
According to Guy Clifton's Reno Gazette article, April 14, 2015: An oil painting of Abraham Lincoln hangs above the Nevada Assembly speaker's rostrum, a relic of the state's history for the past 100 years.
In 1915, legislators allocated $1,300 for the painting and frame to commemorate the state's 50th anniversary.
Gov. Emmett Boyle said he hoped the portrait "should inspire legislators to give the people when enacting legislation the best that is in them."
What might not be known to many who visit the Legislature is that the painting has the scars of three bullet holes, one in the lapel of Lincoln's coat, one in the left elbow and one in the right forearm. As the story goes, rowdy teenagers fired a .22 caliber pistol at the painting in the 1950s.
Once the repairs were completed the painting was hung in the Senate Chambers as seen in the photograph framed by Governor Paul Laxhalt and Donna Jensen, founding member of the NAA Gallery.
Flash forward to 2019 and join us along with Donna Jensen, Pat Holub and the current NAA Art Gallery members to celebrate 40 years as a Gallery on Nov. 3.
We are hosting our Artist's Reception for the current Nevada Day Show from 1 to 2 p.m. followed by the "Big Whoopie" as Holub calls it from 2-4 p.m. In the meantime drop into the gallery any Tuesday through Sunday to check out the record breaking 188 new works of art on display now through the new year. Go here for the Nevada Artists Association website and here for their Facebook page.
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