- Standing Lincoln
"Standing Lincoln" is a
bronze statue in Lincoln Park,Chicago . Completed byAugustus Saint-Gaudens in 1887, it has been described as the most important sculpture ofAbraham Lincoln from the nineteenth century. [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/LincolnMonument.html Abraham Lincoln Monument] . City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on2007-08-14 .]Abraham Lincoln II , Lincoln's only grandson, was present at the unveiling.Andrew Ferguson. "Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America". New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007. 71-72.]The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln rising from a chair, about to give a speech. It is set upon a
pedestal designed by architectStanford White . [" [http://www.sgnhs.org/Augustus%20SGaudens%20CD-HTML/Monuments/CivilWar/StandingLincoln.htm Standing Lincoln] ." Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. Retrieved on15 August 2007 .] The monument was a favorite ofHull House founderJane Addams , who once wrote, "I walked the wearisome way from Hull-House to Lincoln Park . . . in order to look look at and gain magnanimous counsel from the statue." [" [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/ADDAMS/ch02.html Influence of Lincoln] ". "Twenty Years at Hull House". Retrieved on2007-08-14 ] Journalist Andrew Ferguson discusses the statue at length in his book "Land of Lincoln", writing that the statue presents "a sort of world-weariness that seems almost kind." The City of Chicago awarded the monument landmark status onDecember 12 ,2001 .Notes
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