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Keck, Charles,
Gorham Manufacturing Company,
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Hingham
Sculpture
Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).
Artist:
Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor.
Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lincoln Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
Modeled 1922. Cast 1939. Dedicated Sept. 23, 1939.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. x 3 in.; Base: approx. 54 x 126 x 126 in.
Inscription:
(Proper left rear of sculpture:) CHARLES KECK SCULPTOR SEPT 1939 (On upper front of base:) LINCOLN.WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE/WITH CHARITY FOR ALL (On lower front of base:) SEPTEMBER 1939 (On back of upper base:) THIS MONUMENT IS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS/OF HINGHAM BY EVERETT E. WHITNEY/IN FOND MEMORY OF/HIS FATHER JASON W. WHITNEY/HIS MOTHER LYDIA A. WHITNEY/HIS WIFE KATHARINE McC WHITNEY/HIS SON JASON McC WHITNEY signed
Description:
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln seated on a large boulder, his head slightly bowed and his hands resting in his lap. The sculpture rests on a rectangular granite base which rest on a low flat granite base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Occupation -- Political -- President
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Hingham
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Hingham, Historical Commission, 7 East Street, Hingham, Massachusetts 02043
Located Lincoln & North Streets, Hingham, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The sculpture and a $3,000 maintenance fund were given to the to the town by local lumber dealer Everett Whitney. The sculpture faces the home of Lincoln's ancestor, Samuel Lincoln (1622-1690), who lived at 182 Lincoln Street. For additional information see the Hingham Journal, March 17, 1939 and Sept. 29, 1929.
References:
Hingham Historical Society, 1990.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 140.
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 21620003
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