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  • Keck, Charles,
     
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  • Roman Bronze Works,
     
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  • Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
     
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  • Occupation -- Political
     
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  • Figure male -- Child
     
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  • Ethnic -- African American
     
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  • History -- United States
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    Abraham Lincoln and Child, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Abraham Lincoln and Child, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1948.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. x 9 ft.
    Inscription: 
    C. Keck '48/Roman Bronze Work signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    An informal portrait of Lincoln showing him seated with his arm around a small African-American boy. Sculpture sits on a hexagonally-shaped base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Figure male -- Child -- Full length
    Ethnic -- African American
    History -- United States -- Black History
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by New York City Housing Authority, New York, New York 10023
    Located Lincoln Housing Project, d Madison Avenue & 133rd Street, New York, New York
    References: 
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 318.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 318.
    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 87870213
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