Administered by Lincoln Consolidated School District Superintendent's Office 7425 Willis Road Ypsilanti Michigan 48196
Located Lincoln School Whittaker & Willis Roads Augusta Township Michigan
Date:
1938. Dedicated May 4, 1938
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Durman, Donald, "He Belongs to the Ages; The Statues of Abraham Lincoln," Edwards Brothers, 1951, pg. 241.
S. CASHWAN/'38 (Front of base, incised lettering:) LET US BE FIRM IN THE RIGHT/AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE RIGHT. signed
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Summary:
A standing portrait of Abraham Lincoln looking pensive, with his hands resting on a low wall behind him. The wall is adorned at the base with two Art Deco style reliefs, one on each side of Lincoln's feet. The reliefs depicts a figures that symbolize Lincoln's service to humanity. On his proper left side the relief depicts a woman holding the hand of a kneeling boy. Around their wrists are broken shackles. On Lincoln's proper right side the relief depicts a woman embracing a young boy and girl with shackles on their feet. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
