Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me — A Story in 5 Parts

Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me - A Story in 5 Parts, 2012, video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, 2023.9A-G, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Artwork Details

Title
Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me — A Story in 5 Parts
Artist
Date
2012
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
dimensions variable
Copyright
© Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative
Mediums
Mediums Description
video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes
Classifications
Subjects
  • Homage — Lincoln, Abraham
Object Number
2023.9A-G
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2023.9A-G

Exhibitions

Media - 2023.9A-G - SAAM-2023.9A-G_1 - 147614
Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back
September 22, 2023–July 7, 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum
This focused exhibition pairs two projects by Carrie Mae Weems—a major multimedia installation and a series of photographs—that revisit moments from history.

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