Standing Lincoln

Standing Lincoln

"Standing Lincoln" is a bronze statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Completed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1887, it has been described as the most important sculpture of Abraham Lincoln from the nineteenth century. [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/L/LincolnMonument.html Abraham Lincoln Monument] . City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.] Abraham Lincoln II, Lincoln's only grandson, was present at the unveiling.Andrew Ferguson. "Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America". New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007. 71-72.]

The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln rising from a chair, about to give a speech. It is set upon a pedestal designed by architect Stanford White. [" [http://www.sgnhs.org/Augustus%20SGaudens%20CD-HTML/Monuments/CivilWar/StandingLincoln.htm Standing Lincoln] ." Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. Retrieved on 15 August 2007.] The monument was a favorite of Hull House founder Jane Addams, who once wrote, "I walked the wearisome way from Hull-House to Lincoln Park . . . in order to look look at and gain magnanimous counsel from the statue." [" [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/ADDAMS/ch02.html Influence of Lincoln] ". "Twenty Years at Hull House". Retrieved on 2007-08-14] Journalist Andrew Ferguson discusses the statue at length in his book "Land of Lincoln", writing that the statue presents "a sort of world-weariness that seems almost kind." The City of Chicago awarded the monument landmark status on December 12, 2001.

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