Displayed in the window of the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC since 2017 (not to be confused with that other theater), is a twice life-size, full-color, hyper-realistic head of President Abraham Lincoln.
It was created in 2013 by two-time Academy Award winning makeup artist Kazu (Kazuhiro) Tsuji, and is made of silicone rubber, polyester resin, and wood; Lincoln’s hair, beard, and eyebrows are constructed with human and yak hair.
Despite its size, it is eerily lifelike, well, eerily to me. As I wrote about in Unhidden Figures (click here), mannequins or anything of the like scare the bejeezus out of me. Knowing that this President Lincoln head was going to be a challenge for me, I told my husband, if its eyes or his big noggin moved, I would be out of there faster than you can say “four score and seven years ago.”
I was grateful, though, because I could see this bust so much better than if it had been normal size. As freaky as it was to me, it was important that I look and study Lincoln. I had just visited his oldest statue and his hitching post*, both of which were interesting. But it is a person’s face that will always tell the most tales.
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Click here for Abraham Lincoln Hitching Post
Click here for Blocks From Where He Fell, Lincoln Still Stands
Sister Rain’s Note:
If you plan to visit, be aware that church services are held at this theater on Sunday mornings and during this time, the window is covered.
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