Lincoln on a bench statue - Springfield, IL - Abraham Lincoln on Waymarking.com

From Abraham Lincoln Online (visit link)
"You will find this full-size bronze likeness just a block from the museum, located in the southwest corner of Union Park. Sculpted by Colorado artist Mark Lundeen, it depicts Lincoln relaxing on a bench with a copy of his Second Inaugural Address in his hand. There's just enough space beside Lincoln for visitors to pose with Springfield's favorite son or just rest their feet.

Installed in July 2006, this welcoming and friendly-looking statue was donated by Rick and Kim Lawrence for Siciliano, Inc. as a tribute to the workers who built the presidential library and museum. You also can see a copy of the statue outside the University of Illinois alumni center in Urbana."

That last point is true - see my waymark (visit link)

And it looks like you can buy your own from the sculptor here: (visit link)

Famous words from the Second Inaugural address delivered on March 4, 1865 quoted: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves and all nations."

Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait Property Type: Public Location Notes: dawn to dusk, with street parking nearby URL for Additional Information: [Web Link] Date of Event: Not listed

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