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Bachman, Max,
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,
T. F. McGann & Sons Company,
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
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Sculpture
Abraham
Lincoln
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bachman, Max, 1862-1921, sculptor.
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor. (copy after)
T. F. McGann & Sons Company, founder.
Title:
Abraham
Lincoln
, (sculpture).
Dates:
1929. Installed 1929. Dedicated May 25, 1930.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On self base:) T. F. McGann and Sons, Co. FDY/Boston, MA (Incised on base:) ABRAHAM/
LINCOLN
unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of
Abraham
Lincoln
wearing period clothes, including long coat, vest and bow-tie. His proper left hand grasps his lapel.
Subject:
Portrait
male
--
Lincoln
,
Abraham
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Political
--
President
Occupation
--
Law
--
Lawyer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Minnesota
--
Minneapolis
Copy
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Arts Commission, 350 South 5th Street, City Hall, Room 200, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Located Victory Memorial Drive, 44th & Xerxes Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Remarks:
Gift of the Minneapolis units of the Grand Army of the Republic. The book "
Lincoln
in Marble and Bronze" states that head is by Bachman and the body by Saint-Gaudens. An attached survey form from the Minneapolis Arts Commission states that the figure is a copy after Saint-Gaudens.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bullard, Frederic Lauriston, "
Lincoln
in Marble and Bronze," New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1952, pg. 202.
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 MN000164
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000164
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