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Harold Holzer

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Harold Holzer

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-02-05 （Brooklyn, New York）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Brooklyn, New York → New York City

Career

Occupations
historian, author, curator, scholar, communications director
Active Years
1970-
Affiliations
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute (Hunter College), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (former senior vice president; trustee), Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation / Commission (former co-chair; chairman), The Lincoln Forum (founding vice chairman; chairman)
Memberships
The Lincoln Group of New York, Abraham Lincoln Association (board member), New-York Historical Society (Roger Hertog Fellow)
Influenced By
Abraham Lincoln (as subject and influence)
Influenced
Generations of Lincoln scholars and public historians

Education

Queens College, City University of New York
Degree: BA
Period: 1965–1969
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: United States
Bachelor of Arts

Awards

National Humanities Medal
2008
Organization: National Endowment for the Humanities (presented by the President)
Result: 受賞
Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
2015
Work: Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion
Organization: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Result: 受賞
Mark Lynton History Prize
2015
Work: Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion
Organization: Columbia University School of Journalism
Result: 受賞
Goldsmith Book Prize
2015
Work: Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion
Organization: Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Result: 受賞
Augustus Saint-Gaudens Medal
2023
Work: Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French
Organization: Saint-Gaudens Memorial
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2025
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞（フェロー）
James Robertson Jr. Award for Civil War Children's Literature
2011
Work: Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons
Organization: Civil War Round Table of New York
Result: 受賞
New England Society Book Award
2020
Work: Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French
Organization: New England Society
Result: 受賞
DAR History Award Medal
2012
Organization: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion

2014 biography / historical study

A detailed examination of Abraham Lincoln's relationship with the press, exploring media, public opinion, and reporting during the Civil War era.

media and politicsLincoln and public opinionCivil War press history

Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French

2019 biography

A biography tracing the life and work of sculptor Daniel Chester French.

art historysculptor biographypublic monuments

Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter, 1860-1861

2008 history

An account of the political crisis and secessionist pressures between Lincoln's election and inauguration.

pre-Civil War periodpolitical historysecession and national crisis

Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons

2011 children's / biography

A children's biography about Abraham Lincoln and his sons.

family historyLincoln's personal life

Bibliography

  • The Lincoln Image: Abraham Lincoln and the Popular Print (1984)
  • Lincoln on Democracy (1990, co-edited)
  • Lincoln at Cooper Union (2004)
  • Lincoln and the Power of the Press (2014)
  • Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French (2019)
  • Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration (2024)

Adaptations

  • Lincoln (2012) — directed by Steven Spielberg (Holzer served as script consultant)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, source-based approachaccessible, explanatory prose for general readers
Recurring Motifs
Lincoln's rhetoric and the mediaculture and memory of the Civil War erapublic memory and monuments

Legacy

Harold Holzer is a highly regarded historian and author in Lincoln studies and public history. Through exhibitions, public lectures, and educational outreach he has contributed significantly to preserving and promoting Lincoln memory. His work is recognized by multiple major awards, honorary degrees, and professional honors.

Academic Societies

  • The Lincoln Forum
  • The Lincoln Group of New York
  • Abraham Lincoln Association

In Popular Culture

  • Served as script consultant for the film Lincoln (2012)
  • Performed staged Lincoln/Grant presentations and appeared on television (C-SPAN, History Channel, PBS)
  • The Harold Holzer Lincoln Forum Book Prize was established in his honor

Trivia

  • Married Edith Spiegel (writer/publicist) in 1971; has two children (Remy and Meg).
  • Served as a script consultant on Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln (2012).
  • Author or editor of more than 50 books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era; numerous articles and contributions.