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Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Artist:  Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, sculptor. Title:  Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture). Dates:  1918. Dedicated Feb. 12, 1956. Relocated 1967. Relocated 1986. Rededicated Feb.12, 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: limestone; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN/1809 1865/BY GUTZON BORGLUM/AMERICAN 1867-1941/GIFT OF/RALPH HERMAN BOOTH/1924/ ERECTED FEBRUARY 12, 1956/BY AMERICAN CITIZENS OF GERMAN ANCESTRY THROUGH THE GERMAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER DETROIT unsigned Description:  A portrait of Lincoln's head has been chiseled out of an unfinished block of white limestone. The sculpture rests on a square marble base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Head Occupation -- Political -- President Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Detroit, Parks and Recreation Department, Landscape Division, 2008 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226 Located Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202 1924-1980s. Remarks:  In 1924 Ralph Herman Booth donated this sculpture to the Detroit Institute of Arts, but the sculpture remained in storage until the 1950s when it was installed outside the museum. In 1954 Marshall Fredericks redesigned the base, and the sculpture was dedicated in 1956, with the help of American citizens of German ancestry through the German American Cultural Center in Detroit. After being vandalized in 1967, the sculpture was again put into storage. In a joint effort by the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Parks and Recreation Dept, and the Civic Center, the sculpture was restored and relocated to Hart Plaza in 1986. For additional information see: Dennis Nawrocki, "Art in Detroit Public Places, Revised Edition," Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1999. References:  Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 107. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004. Illustration:  Image on file. Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 106. 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 87840031   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87840031 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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