Administered by District of Columbia Department of Administrative Services Washington District of Columbia
Located Superior Court of the District of Columbia 451 Indiana Avenue, N.W Entrance steps Washington District of Columbia
Date:
Dedicated April 15, 1868. Relocated 1919-1920. Rededicated April 15, 1923
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 229.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
Inventory staff, 2000.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, F-8.
Lot Flannery, Sculptor (Base, front:) LINCOLN (Base, rear:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN/1809-1865/THIS STATVE WAS ERECTED/BY THE CITIZENS OF THE/DISTRICT OF COLVMBIA/APRIL 15 1868/RE-ERECTED APRIL 15 1923/VNDER ACT OF CONGRESS/OF JVNE 21 1922 (Base, rear, lowest section:) Frank G. Pierson, Architect signed
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Summary:
Standing portrait of Lincoln wearing a waistcoat, bow tie, and a long coat. He stands with his proper left hand resting on a fasces, a bundle of rods tied together with a ribbon of stars, the Roman emblem of authority. His proper right arm is at his side, his proper right hand is partially open and pointing out toward the ground. Lincoln looks off into the distance toward his proper left. On his proper right side, a sword or scroll once hung, but is now missing. The sculpture rests on a two-tiered granite base consisting of a short rectangle on top of a low, square foundation.
