Finding Abe

21st-Century Abe was active February 12, 2009-August 31, 2009.

To mark Lincoln’s 200th birthday we explored why we in the 21st century are still obsessed with this 19th-century man. Abe is everywhere, from advertising to political punditry. What does this popular Abe have to do with the historical Abe? 21st-Century Abe took six months to tackle these questions. We asked scholars and artists to get the ball rolling, but visitor responses have defined 21st-Century Abe.

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The 21st-Century Abe blog is the place to find out what’s been happening on 21stcenturyabe.org and what fun, exciting or downright ridiculous things the curatorial team have discovered in their search for Lincoln.

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The Abe Quintin Stove Pipe

By: Nick Schonberger
May 5, 2009

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We’ve been talking hats for sometime. Pumping them as prizes. Telling you all there is something special for those that win one of our CREATE prizes.

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Well, today we can show you the fruits of our labor, and the work of Quintin. We worked with Brett Wiley, Quintin’s founder, to create a hat that merged Abe’s style with the 21st-century. A top hat, finished like a ball cap. The hat is all American made, with a wool body and a satin lining.

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One of the things we wanted to do was follow the story of Abe using his hat to store notes. On that front, we printed the March 9, 1861 note to Gideon Welles inside.

We think the hat is really fun. Want one? Head to CREATE and submit. Only 24 were made, only for our prize winners.

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