Sculptor (1810–1883) best known for his life mask of Lincoln, cast just two months before the assassination, as well as his equestrian statues of Andrew Jackson. Following Lincoln’s death, Mills designed an enormous monument honoring the fallen president which was to include 38 statues, but funds were insufficient and the project fell through. National Lincoln Monument Association bank check, 8 x 3, filled out and signed by Mills, “Clark Mills, Sculpt.,” payable to himself for $600, March 30, 1870. Expected bank stamps and notations, and a few small edge chips and tears, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned original carte-de-visite portrait of Mills. RRAuction COA.
