pyvista.examples.downloads.download_lincoln_life_mask

download_lincoln_life_mask(*, load: bool = True) → PolyData | str

Download the life mask of Abraham Lincoln.

A 3D scan of the Mills life mask of Abraham Lincoln (plaster, 1865), collection of the Smithsonian. The mask was cast from Lincoln’s face two months before his assassination.

This dataset is released by the Smithsonian under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication: “This media file is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian.”

Source: https://3d.si.edu/

Parameters:

loadbool, default: True

Load the dataset after downloading it when True. Set this to False and only the filename will be returned.

Returns:

outputpyvista.PolyData | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> dataset = examples.download_lincoln_life_mask()
>>> dataset.plot()

See also

Lincoln Life Mask Dataset

See this dataset in the Dataset Gallery for more info.

download_washington_bust()

A proper head-and-shoulders bust, also CC0.

Static Scene

Interactive Scene