Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).

Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).

Hastings, William Granville, ca. 1868-1902, sculptor.

Mosman, Melzar Hunt, 1845-1926, sculptor.

Bureau Brothers, founder.

Leland & Hall Company, contractor.

Jones Brothers Company, contractor.

Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).

Lincoln and Liberty, (sculpture).

Lincoln Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated Dec. 23, 1902. Rededicated May 31, 2001.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: gray Barre granite.

Overall: approx. H. 19 ft.; Lincoln: approx. 60 x 45 x 36 in.; Liberty: approx. 96 x 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 102 x 68 x 70 in.

Bureau Bros. Bronze Founders (Base, front:) LINCOLN/1809-1865/"with malice/toward none" (Base, rear:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN/SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT/BORN/SEPTEMBER 12, 1809/DIED/APRIL 15, 1865 unsigned Founder's mark appears.

The sculpture depicts Lincoln dressed in a long coat, buttoned vest, and bow tie. He gazes out into the distance and steps forward slightly with his proper left foot. Lincoln stands atop a granite base adorned on the front left corner with a bronze allegorical female figure representing Liberty. With her proper right hand she inscribes the base with the famous words from Lincoln's second inaugural address, "with malice towards none."

Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length

Occupation -- Political -- President

Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty

Figure female -- Full length

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati

Administered by City of Cincinnati, Board of Education, Facilities Department, 230 East 9th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Located South Avondale School, 636 Prospect Place, School grounds near intersection of Reading & Forest Roads, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229

The statue was a gift to the city of Cincinnati from Civil War veteran Captain Charles B. Clinton. The sculpture is installed at a busy intersection near the demolished Samuel Ach Junior High School. At the time of the dedication, the names of 2,000 pupils who attended the dedication were placed in the cornerstone, along with a letter from Robert T. Lincoln, 1902 coins, the Bible, Cincinnati newspapers, and seeds grown in the Ohio Valley. This sculpture is one of two casts --the original stands in Bunker Hill, Illinois (IAS record IL000142). For further information see the Cincinnati Historical Society's "A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors," Cincinnati: Cincinnati Historical Society, 1987, pg. 345; Giglierano, Jeffery J., and Deborah A. Overmyer, "The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati: A Portrait of Two Hundred Years," Cincinnati: Cincinnati Historical Society, 1988, pg. 385; the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 18, 1982 and April 6, 1968; and Cincinnati Magazine (Sept. 1975): pg. 66-83.

Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 16.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH0090, 1989.

Monumental News, Nov. 1902; Feb. 1903; June 1903; July 1903.

Monumental News, July 1903, pg. 374.

SOS Assessment Award, 1998.

Inventory staff, 2000, 2001.

SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.

Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 16.

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