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Borglum, Gutzon,
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
Abraham Lincoln, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, sculptor.
Title:
Abraham Lincoln, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1918. Dedicated Feb. 12, 1956. Relocated 1967. Relocated 1986. Rededicated Feb.12, 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: limestone; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN/1809 1865/BY GUTZON BORGLUM/AMERICAN 1867-1941/GIFT OF/RALPH HERMAN BOOTH/1924/ ERECTED FEBRUARY 12, 1956/BY AMERICAN CITIZENS OF GERMAN ANCESTRY THROUGH THE GERMAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
DETROIT
unsigned
Description:
A portrait of Lincoln's head has been chiseled out of an unfinished block of white limestone. The
sculpture
rests on a square marble base.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Lincoln, Abraham
--
Head
Occupation
--
Political
--
President
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Michigan
--
Detroit
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Detroit
, Parks and Recreation Department, Landscape Division, 2008 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street,
Detroit
,
Michigan
48226
Located Hart Plaza,
Detroit
,
Michigan
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of
Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue,
Detroit
,
Michigan
48202 1924-1980s.
Remarks:
In 1924 Ralph Herman Booth donated this
sculpture
to the
Detroit
Institute of Arts, but the
sculpture
remained in storage until the 1950s when it was installed outside the museum. In 1954 Marshall Fredericks redesigned the base, and the
sculpture
was dedicated in 1956, with the help of American citizens of German ancestry through the German American Cultural Center in
Detroit
. After being vandalized in 1967, the
sculpture
was again put into storage. In a joint effort by the
Detroit
Institute of Arts, the
Detroit
Parks and Recreation Dept, and the Civic Center, the
sculpture
was restored and relocated to Hart Plaza in 1986. For additional information see: Dennis Nawrocki, "Art in
Detroit
Public Places, Revised Edition,"
Detroit
, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1999.
References:
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in
Detroit
Public Places,"
Detroit
: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 107.
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Michigan
survey, 1993.
Detroit
Historical Museum, City of
Detroit
Monuments, 2004.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in
Detroit
Public Places,"
Detroit
: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 106.
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 87840031
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