Lincoln the Frontiersman, (sculpture).

Lincoln the Frontiersman, (sculpture).

Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor.

Lincoln the Frontiersman, (sculpture).

Commissioned June 1940. Modeled 1941. Cast 1941. Dedicated Feb. 12, 1944.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: rainbow granite and concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 6 1/4 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 13 in. x 6 ft. 2 1/4 in. x 6 ft. 6 1/2 in.; Slab: approx. 4 1/2 in. x 10 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 2 in.

(On proper left foot:) Avard Tairbanks (Crossed "T" sweeps over most of last name, possibly a symbol representing a combination of "T" and "F") (On base, lower rear, right:) GIFT OF KATHERINE BURKE (On plaque on base:) Lincoln the Frontiersman/by/Avard Tennyson Fairbanks/Presented February 12, 1944/Bequest of Katherine McIntosh Burke/1861-1938/Ewa School Principal/1919-1927/Plaque Given by Class of 1954 signed

Standing figure of Abraham Lincoln as a younger man. He is clean shaven and wears a long-sleeve open shirt rolled up to the elbows, long trousers, a vest, suspenders and boots. He holds an axe in both hands, as he is splitting rails. Two logs and a tree trunk are at his feet.

Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length

Occupation -- Political -- President

Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer

Occupation -- Domestic -- Gathering

Object -- Tool -- Axe

Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Ewa Beach

Ewa Elementary School, Office of the Principal, 91-1280 Renton Road, Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706

Bequest of Burke, Katherine McIntosh

Bequest of Katherine McIntosh Burke, a teacher and principal at the Ewa School. Statue was commissioned by Mrs. Burke's trustees for the amount of the bequest, $8,000. Sources attached to the SOS survey differ on the medium of the base; it is probably rainbow granite, though some sources list it as marble. The plaque is a gift of the Class of 1954. The sculpture underwent conservation treatment in February 1994. IAS files include the following related materials: the Quarterly Review Number, July 29, 1944, Michigan Alumnus, the Michigan Technic, v. 60 no. 5 (1942 Feb.) and the News, Feb. 1987. IAS files also contain copy of the artist's May 25, 1940 proposal for the statue, including suggested payment schedule; and copy of Katherine M. Burke's bequest/will dated Sept. 13, 1944.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1993.

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