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Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, Granville, sculptor. Title:  Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1935. Medium:  Carved sandstone (?) Dimensions:  Approx. H. 6 ft. Description:  A relief figure of Abraham Lincoln carved into a large boulder. Abraham Lincoln stands in an archway holding a Bible. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky Relief Folk Sculpture Owner:  Located KY 846, on the right hand fork of Island Creek, a mile from Highway 11 South and the Island Creek Bridge, Owsley, Kentucky Remarks:  Granville Johnson carved the relief in gratitude to the family of John Williams, Sr. for taking care of him while he was ill. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Joyce Wilson's "This Was Yesterday: A Romantic History of Owsley County," Ashland, KY: Economy Printers, 1977, pg. 73. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995. Illustration:  Wilson, Joyce, "This Was Yesterday: A Romantic History of Owsley County," Ashland, KY: Economy Printers, 1977, pg. 73. 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 KY000107   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000107 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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