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Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Artist:  Patigian, Haig, 1876-1950, sculptor. L. De Rome Foundry, founder. Title:  Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1926.; Installed 1927.; Dedicated Feb. 13, 1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze figure on granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 57 x 72 1/2 x 60 in. Inscription:  (Front of base:) LINCOLN/ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LINCOLN/MONUMENT LEAGUE REPRESENTING/THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/THE LINCOLN GRAMMAR SCHOOL/ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO/MCMXXVII Description:  The figure of Lincoln, seated in a chair, rests on a raised pedestal. Lincoln sits with both feet firmly planted in front of him; one arm rests on the chair's arm, and one hand rests on his thigh thus arching his arm. The chair bears the Presidential seal. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102 Located City Hall, South of the Polk Street entrance, San Francisco, California 94102 Remarks:  See IAS files for copies of the San Francisco Chronicle articles, and the Pacific Gas and Electric Magazine. Work was purchased by public subscription to replace a statue by P. Mazarra of Lincoln that was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. The new sculpture was dedicated on Lincoln's birthday in 1928. References:  Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Art Commission, "San Francisco Civic Art Collection: A Guided Tour to Publicly Owned Art of the City and County of San Francisco," 1989, pg. 25, no. 1.19. Durman, Donald Charles, "He Belongs to the Ages: The Statues of Abraham Lincoln," Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1951. San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 14, 1928, front page. San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 5, 1928, pg. 4. Pacific Gas and Electric Magazine, March 1912, pg. 380-382. Illustration:  Image on file. San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 5, 1928, pg. 4. 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 CA000021   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000021 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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