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Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Artist:  Ganiere, George Etienne, 1865-1935, sculptor. Berchem, Jules, 1855-1930, caster. American Bronze Company, founder. Vermont Marble Company, contractor. Title:  Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Dates:  1912. Dedicated April 9, 1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite or Verde Antique marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  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. Description:  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. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Homage -- Groves, Harry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Webster City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Webster City Community Schools, Webster City, Iowa 50595 Located Webster City High School, Webster City, Iowa Remarks:  Gift of Alexander Groves in memory of his son Harry, an attorney and a graduate of Lincoln High School, now Webster City High School. SOS! surveyor lists the media of the sculpture and base as granite and attached articles list the material as bronze and marble. The sculpture was originally installed in the auditorium and was moved to its outdoor site in 1929. At that time, a new base was purchased. IAS files include a related article from the Daily Freeman-Journal, Nov. 8, 1934. References:  National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IA5015, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995. Monumental News, March 1913, pg. 197. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, March 1913, pg. 197. Note:  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. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS IA000266   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000266 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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