| agent |
Daniel Chester French (American sculptor, 1850-1931) |
| culturalContext |
American |
| date |
1914-1920 (creation) |
| description |
[The statue was constructed and carved of 28 blocks of marble by the Piccirilli Brothers
studio of Brooklyn, New York.] The over life-size, seated and meditative Abraham Lincoln
(1914-1920) for the Lincoln Memorial (marble, dedicated 1922; Washington, DC), French’s
most famous piece, became a national icon and crowned the artist’s long and celebrated
career.
Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com (accessed 5/23/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, District of Columbia, United States) [site]
On the National Mall [location note] |
| material |
pedestal and platform for statue: Tennessee marble; statue: white Georgia marble |
| measurements |
5.79 m (height, statue) |
| relation |
partOf Lincoln Memorial [Core 4 Sample Database, refid="8" relids="w_5"] |
| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Beaux-Arts; Twentieth century |
| subject |
rulers and leaders; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 ; Presidents United States; United
States History Civil War, 1861-1865; commemoration; Union (United States); Roman fasces;
republic
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| technique |
carving (processes) |
| textref |
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| title |
Abraham Lincoln [cited, true, en] |
| worktype |
sculpture (visual work) |
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| image courtesy chadh [Flickr name] |
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