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Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Artist:  Hastings, William Granville, ca. 1868-1902, sculptor. Title:  Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Sept. 7, 1904. Rededicated 1989. Medium:  Figures: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Lincoln: approx. 7 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.; Female figure: approx. 4 ft. x 2 ft. x 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. Inscription:  (Front of base:) LINCOLN/1809-1865/(In cursive:) With Malice Toward None (Back of base:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN/SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT/ BORN/FEBRUARY 12, 1809/DIED/APRIL 15, 1865 Description:  Full-length male figure standing on top of a tall granite base. His proper right foot is slightly forward, and his proper left arm is extended, with a pointing index finger. He looks down with his head bent slightly forward. At the foot of the base, a kneeling robed woman, writes "With Malice Toward None" with her proper right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Political -- President Figure female -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Bunker Hill Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Bunker Hill, 114 East Warren, Bunker Hill, Illinois Located Illinois Highway 59, Bunker Hill, Illinois Remarks:  The sculpture was paid for by local subscription. The casting was made by Hastings in New York and was shipped form Philadelphia to Bunker Hill on June 9, 1904. The sculpture was damaged by a tornado in 1948, and by a car accident in 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992. Tice, George, "Lincoln," Rutgers University Press, 1984. 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 IL000142   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000142 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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