 Vinnie Ream Hoxie is primarily known as Vinnie Hoxie Ream
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An example of work by Vinnie Ream Hoxie
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| Vinnie Ream, of Madison, Wisconsin, was a beautiful and charming
prodigy who, in her teens, won a $10,000 commission for a statue of
Abraham Lincoln, to be placed in the Capitol rotunda in Washington.
Mary Todd Lincoln objected, and others accused her of using "women's
wiles" to get the commission. Many art critics and leading citizens
declared that she was too inexperienced for the job. Henry Tuckerman, a
19th century art historian, criticized Congress for selecting a novice,
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