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Unknown (Italian),
Stevenson, S. C.,
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Moberly
Sculpture
Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Stevenson, S. C., sculptor.
Title:
Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).
Dates:
Base installed May 15, 1914. Dedicated 1915.
Medium:
Figure: Italian marble: Base: marble or Vermont granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ERECTED BY A. LINCOLN POST NO. 5/AND/WOMENS RELIEF CORPS NO. 49 G.A.R./DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI/IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS OF/1861 AND 1865/ERECTED MAY 15, 1914 (On back of base:) W.R.C./WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE/AND CHARITY TOWARDS ALL unsigned
Description:
A bearded Abraham Lincoln, dressed in a long buttoned knee-length coat, stands with his proper right hand tucked into the front of his great coat while his proper left hand holds a scroll down to his side. A tree is positioned just behind his proper left foot. The figure is placed atop an inscribed two-tiered base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- President
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Moberly
Sculpture
Owner:
Oakland Cemetery, Park Maintenance, Fisk Avenue Road, Moberly, Missouri
Remarks:
Figure erected by the Abraham Lincoln G.A.R. Post No. 5 and the Women's Relief Corps No. 49. S. C. Stevenson, a local Moberly monument dealer, found an art dealer in New York who agreed to obtain a figure of Lincoln. The figure of Lincoln, fabricated in Italy, is believed to have been designed from a photograph provided by the New York dealer. The sculpture cost approximately $600 and was funded through contributions made by businessmen and townspeople. Because there was a delay in obtaining the figure from Italy, the base, fabricated by S. C. Stevenson, was erected several months before the figure was placed upon it. The figure arrived in New York on the last freighter to get through Italy in the early part of World War I. Although the inscription notes the scheduled dedication date of May 14, 1914, due to the delayed arrival, the sculpture was actually unveiled more than a year later, possibly on Memorial Day in 1915. IAS files contain a related excerpt from "100th Year Anniversary of Moberly: 1866-1966," Moberly, MO: 1966, pg. 137; and a related article from the Moberly Evening Democrat (Missouri), Feb. 12, 1948, pg. 137.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MO5040, 1989.
Monumental News, Aug. 1914, pg. 529.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Moberly Evening Democrat (Missouri), Feb. 12, 1948, pg. 137.
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 MO000293
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