An image of the Abraham Lincoln window, located on the south side of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, was chosen to be part of a special issue of the literary magazine Quiddity.

As part of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, a photo of the stained glass "Lincoln" window from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield has been included in an art exhibit.

Artists' renderings of Abraham Lincoln, created using multiple mediums, are on display at the Becker Gallery in Becker Library at Springfield College-Benedictine University now through Nov. 19. The exhibit is open to the public

The artwork is included in the "Better Angels" edition of Quiddity, an international literary journal published by Springfield College-Benedictine University.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, the acrylic paintings, pen and ink drawings and photographs will be moved to the nearby Brinkerhoff Home on campus, to be on display during "An Evening of Arts and Letters" closing reception, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at which Pushcart-Prize nominee Peter Ramos, author of Please Do Not Feed the Ghost, will do a poetry reading.

The Abraham Lincoln window is located on the south side of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. According to some experts, it is one of the most significant, though little known, works of Catholic sacred art in the United States.

The window commemorates how Abraham Lincoln, during the Civil War, commissioned Archbishop John Hughes of New York to go to the French Court of Napoleon the Third to dissuade the emperor from following England in her recognition of the Southern Confederacy. France did not recognize the South.

"In the window, civil and religious leaders are shown as equals," according to the narrative describing the window. "The secretary standing between them shows a remarkable resemblance to Bishop James A. Griffin, who built the Cathedral and commissioned the windows from the O'Shaughnessy-Kugal Studios of Chicago."

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is currently closed for a year-long renewal and restoration. During the project, the cathedral's stained glass windows, including the Lincoln window, will be cleaned and repaired.

Other artists featured in the exhibit include: Jane Eckles, Kathleen Guinton, John Kruse, Mike Manning, Jane Noble, Sara Ratcliffe and Emily Thompson.