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Lincoln's Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Lincoln's Statue, (sculpture). Dates:  1915. Dedicated Feb. 12, 1915. Relocated ca. 1966. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: sandstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. Description:  A full-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln. He is standing and holds a scroll at his side in his proper left hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Boise Sculpture Owner:  Idaho State Veterans Home, Health and Welfare, Veterans Services, 320 Collens Road, Boise, Idaho Provenance:  Formerly located Old Soldier's Home, State Street, Boise, Idaho 1915-1966. Remarks:  The sculpture was originally located at the Old Soldier's Home, outside the Barracks renamed Lincoln Hall in 1915. The statue was presented to the State by the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic of Boise, February 12, 1915. In Nov. 1966, a new Veterans Administration home was dedicated. IAS files contain partial transcription of text on base plaque (which includes Lincoln's second inaugural closing "with malice toward none"); and related reference sheet (series 713), from the Idaho Historical Society, updated 1985. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho survey, 1994. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, ID2002, 1989. Monumental News, July 1915, pg. 410. 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 ID000099   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ID000099 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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