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Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Artist:  Mulligan, Charles J., 1866-1916, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze sculpture on a granite base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 1/2 ft. x 3 ft. x 60 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 60 in. Inscription:  CHARLES L. MULLIGAN, Sculptor (Front base:) THAT WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE/THAT THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE/DIES IN VAIN, THAT THIS NATION/UNDER GOD SHALL HAVE A NEW/BIRTH OF FREEDOM AND/THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE/PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR/THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT/PERISH FROM THE EARTH/ABRAHAM LINCOLN/1809-1865 (Back of base:) IN MEMORY OF THE UNION SOLDIERS AND SAILORS AND THEIR BELOVED/COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND NOBLEST FRIEND/ 1861-1865/ERECTED 1903/Presented by John W. & Mary T. Kitchell signed Description:  Lincoln stands with his proper right arm raised as if gesturing to a crowd. His proper left arm is at his side, and he holds papers or a book in his proper left hand. He wears a knee-length coat and is bearded. He stands with his feet apart. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Rosamond Sculpture Owner:  Rosamond Grove Cemetery, Route 16 & Springtown Road, Rosamond, Illinois Remarks:  The sculpture was supposedly once christened by Mary Todd Lincoln. Per an area resident, Abe Lincoln "occassionally stopped at this cemetery to have his lunch on his way to Vandalia, then Capital of Illinois." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL5074, 1989. Monumental News, March 1903, pg. 171. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, March 1903, pg. 171. 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 IL000068   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000068 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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