LINCOLN STATUE - Cincinnati, Ohio
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BruceS
N 39° 06.067 W 084° 30.261
16S E 715808 N 4330963
Statue of Abraham Lincoln located in Lytle Park on east end of Cincinnati's downtown area.
Waymark Code: WM3QEP
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2008
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George
Grey Barnard's LINCOLN STATUE stands in the circle of the park entrance.
From a low, red-granite pedestal, the heroic bronze figure of the Abraham
Lincoln towers to a height of 11 feet. Erect, hands folded in front, and
without a beard, the Barnard Lincoln is inexpressibly sad, care-worn, and weary.
Time has laid a pale green patina on the figure.
Barnard worked on the statue in his New York studio from 1911 to 1916.
After being exhibited on the grounds of the Union Theological Seminary, it was
brought to Cincinnati. On March 31, 1917, the statue was presented to the
city by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft. Former President William Howard Taft
delivered the principal address at the unveiling. Although some
Cincinnatians thought it a monstrosity, because of the exaggerated hands and the
unstatesmanlike pose, the work is accepted as a masterpiece.
~ from Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors,
1943, Tour 3, pgs. 162-163
The statue continues to stand tall in Lytle Park. When I-71 was placed
in the 90's the interstate was placed underground in this section which
preserved the park.