Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Cincinnati)
Statue of Abraham Lincoln | |
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Artist | George Grey Barnard |
Year | 1917 |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Abraham Lincoln |
Dimensions | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
Location | Lytle Park, Cincinnati |
39°06′04″N 84°30′15″W / 39.101168°N 84.504299°W |
An 11-foot (3.4 m) bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln is installed in Lytle Park within downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.[1]
The Charles P. Taft family commissioned artist George Grey Barnard to complete a statue in commemoration of the centenary of Lincoln's birth. The sculpture was unveiled at Lytle Park on March 31, 1917. Former U.S. President William Howard Taft, the younger brother of Charles, delivered the dedication speech.[2]
Two more castings of Barnard's statue exist, one in Louisville, Kentucky, and one in Manchester, England.
See also
[edit]- List of statues of Abraham Lincoln
- Piatt Park, downtown park with bronze statues of William Henry Harrison and James Garfield
- List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abraham Lincoln by George Grey Barnard.
- ^ "Lytle Park". Cincinnati Parks. 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
- ^ Allen, Lyman Whitney (1917). Dedication services Barnard's Lincoln statue : presented to the city of Cincinnati by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft. Indiana State Library. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.