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Rubins, David Kresz,
Modern Art Foundry,
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Sculpture
Young Abe Lincoln, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rubins, David Kresz, 1902- , sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Young Abe Lincoln, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1962. Dedicated Sept. 26, 1963.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 108 x 30 x 38 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 74 x 83 x 92 in.
Inscription:
(Rear proper right at base:) D.K. RUBINS (copyright symbol) 1962 (Front proper right at base:) MODERN/ART/FDRY/N.Y. (Front of base, incised lettering:) ABRAHAM/LINCOLN signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A rough-surfaced bronze figure of an adolescent Abraham Lincoln. He stands barefoot wearing a shirt and pants raised above the ankle, holding a book in his proper left hand with his pointer figure holding its place. The hands and feet of the figure are disproportionately large. The sculpture is mounted upon a tripartite base of polished granite.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- President
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Indiana, Department of Administration, 402 West Washington Street, Indiana Government Center South, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Located Indiana Government Center South, 200 block of former West Market Street, North entrance, Conference Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally located about half a block east of its present location, facing Senate Avenue. It was moved to its current site in 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992.
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 IN000878
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