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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Niehaus, Charles Henry,     Cottrell, W. L.,     Roman Bronze Works,     Harrison Granite Company,     Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Law     Object -- Furniture     Object -- Written Matter     Object -- Other     Animal -- Bird     Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Muskegon     Sculpture

Lincoln Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor. Cottrell, W. L., architect. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Harrison Granite Company, contractor. Title:  Lincoln Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1900. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 5 in. x 29 1/2 in. x 47 1/2 in.; Base: approx. W. 36 in. x D. 54 in. Inscription:  CHARLES HENRY NIEHAUS SC (Side of plinth:) CHAS. HENRY NIEHAUS (Other side of plinth:) ROMAN BRONZE WKS (On plaque on back of plinth:) PRESENTED TO/THE CITY OF MUSKEGON/BY/CHARLES H. HACKLEY/MAY 30, A.D. 1900 (On front of base, raised:) 1809/LINCOLN/1865 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length bronze figure of Abraham Lincoln seated in a chair with leather upholstery and wooden carved arms, atop a multitiered granite base. He wears a buttoned vest with small lapels, bow tie, rolled shirt collar and boots. His coat is unbuttoned. His proper right arm is on the arm of the chair and his proper right hand is resting on his lap. His proper left hand holds papers which are resting on his lap. His proper left leg is crossed over his proper right leg. On the back of the chair, the leather is creased and embossed an eagle with a flag over its center. There is a relief of a laurel wreath on the front of the base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Object -- Furniture -- Chair Object -- Written Matter Object -- Other -- Flag Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Muskegon Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Muskegon, Parks Maintenance, 1350 East Keating Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan 49444 Located Hackley Park, Webster & Third Street, Muskegon, Michigan Remarks:  Presented to the City of Muskegon by Charles H. Hackley, who contributed $27.000 for the purchase of memorials to Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Farragut. The sculpture arrived in Muskegon in April 1900 and was kept under wraps until it was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1900. IAS files contain a citation to "Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Farragut,": Chronicle Presses, 1900. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MI5017, 1989. Monumental News, July 1900, pg. 388. Monumental News, March 1905, pg. 208. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, July 1900, pg. 389. 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 MI000139   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000139 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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