Lincoln Monument, Lincoln, NE
1912 (photographs 1970)
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Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln Monument (also known as Standing Lincoln) by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon is located on the grounds of the Nebraska State Capitol. The monument consists of a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln on a granite pedestal and includes a granite backdrop on which the Gettysburg Address is engraved. The granite pedestal and backdrop were designed by Bacon, while the plaster model for the bronze casting is the work of French.
Shortly after finishing this project, Henry Bacon and Daniel Chester French would colloborate on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Shortly after finishing this project, Henry Bacon and Daniel Chester French would colloborate on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006.
Full Citation: Lincoln Monument, Lincoln, NE; 1912 (photographs 1970); National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records; Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/lincoln-monument-lincoln-ne, March 23, 2025]Activities that use this document
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