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Return Visit, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor. Title:  Return Visit, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted bronze with patina. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 90 x 41 x 26 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in dress of his times, standing next to a "modern" male tourist, dressed in slacks, pull over sweater and tennis shoes. The tourist holds a copy of the Gettysburg Address in his hands and looks out towards the Wills House. Lincoln looks down at the Gettysburg Address, and holds his hat in his outstretched proper left arm. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Political -- President Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress Occupation -- Other -- Tourist Object -- Written Matter Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, 190 Plank Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Located Town square in front of Wills House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Plaque on ground in front of sculpture reads: Return Visit/By J. Seward Johnson Jr./Sited by Sculpture Placement, Washington, D.C. A plaque on the ground to the rear of the sculpture reads: Commissioned by the Lincoln Fellowship/of Pennsylvania/1991/Major donors/Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Gettysburg College,/The Gettysburg National Bank, Adams County National Bank/The Borough of Gettysburg, people of Pennsylvania/and of the United States. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 PA001807   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001807 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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