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Cabin Site Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Hibben, Thomas E., 1893-1952, architect. Ritchie, Walter, contractor. International Art Foundries, founder. Priessmann, Bauer & Company, founder. Title:  Cabin Site Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lincoln Cabin Site Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled Sept. 3, 1932. 1934. Dedicated July 14, 1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Wall: sandstone or limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 56 in. x 17 1/2 ft. x 20 ft.; Wall: approx. 50 in. x 36 ft. 8 in. x 42 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A bronze sculpture depicting the foundation and stone hearth of the Lincoln Cabin. The sculpture is surrounded by an 18 inch thick limestone or sandstone block wall. The entire cabin site, including the wall, is approximately two feet below the surrounding area. Subject:  Architecture -- Ruins -- Lincoln Cabin Architecture -- Detail -- Fireplace Architecture -- Detail -- Wall Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Lincoln City Site-specific Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana Remarks:  The sculpture cost $5,400. The bronze cast was created using the actual sill logs, hearthstones, and fireplace of the Lincoln Cabin. Architect Thomas E. Hibben oversaw the project. The sculpture was cast in Munich, Germany by Priessmann Bruer & Company for International Art Foundries of New York City. Walter Ritchie supervised the installation of the sculpture. A nearby plaque reads: This symbol of the sills and hearth stones of a pioneer cabin is placed here to mark and set aside this bit of Indiana soil as more hallowed than the rest. Here lived for a time, Abraham Lincoln, and here died his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Originally, the cabin site memorial consisted of the sculpture and wall, and also a flagstone plaza, benches, and interpretative signs. A bronze and glass display case was at one end of the site for a short time. In the late 1960s the plaza around the wall and the signs were removed. IAS files contain related materials from the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. 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 IN000868   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000868 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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