Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite or Verde Antique marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Webster City Community Schools Webster City Iowa 50595
Located Webster City High School Webster City Iowa
Date:
1912. Dedicated April 9, 1913
Notes:
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IA5015, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995.
Monumental News, March 1913, pg. 197.
Image on file.
Monumental News, March 1913, pg. 197.
Geo Ganiere/Cast by Jules Berchem (An excerpt from Lincoln's second Inaugural address is incised on a scroll held in Lincoln's proper left hand) (Incised on base:) IN MEMORY OF/HARRY GROVES/GRADUATED WITH CLASS OF 1895/DIED MARCH 4, 1909/PRESENTED TO THE/LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL/BY HIS FATHER/ALEXANDER GROVES/1913 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Full-length figure of Abraham Lincoln stands on a square base. He wears a nineteenth-century suit with vest, tie and long coat. He leans against a short column with his proper right hand, the hand in which he holds his speech, the second Inaugural address.
