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Sculptor:
Bachman, Max 1862-1921  Search this
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907 (copy after)  Search this
Founder:
T. F. McGann & Sons Company  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Copy
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Minneapolis Minneapolis Arts Commission 350 South 5th Street, City Hall, Room 200 Minneapolis Minnesota 55415
Located Victory Memorial Drive, 44th & Xerxes Avenue North Minneapolis Minnesota
Date:
1929. Installed 1929. Dedicated May 25, 1930
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Bullard, Frederic Lauriston, "Lincoln in Marble and Bronze," New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1952, pg. 202.
(On self base:) T. F. McGann and Sons, Co. FDY/Boston, MA (Incised on base:) ABRAHAM/LINCOLN unsigned Founder's mark appears.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Standing figure of Abraham Lincoln wearing period clothes, including long coat, vest and bow-tie. His proper left hand grasps his lapel.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Political--President  Search this
Occupation--Law--Lawyer  Search this
Control number:
IAS MN000164
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_321861