Lincoln the Friendly Neighbor -Berwyn, IL - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"The better part of one's Life consists of his Friendships." Abraham Lincoln wrote these words in a letter to Judge Gillespie and they are inscribed on the base of the statue. It took two years to complete the project. The unveiling ceremony was held July 4, 1959, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Paul H. Douglas, U.S. senator from Illinois delivered the dedicatory speech. A host of other dignitaries participated. Later the bank changed owners and name. The Lincoln statue standing outside the bank's doors was considered no longer appropriate, and it was given to a new Lincoln School constructed at 16th and Elmwood streets in Berwyn. The statue was rededicated in 1997.

(Arvard also did my Lincoln Square statue waymark WM364W and the Lincoln-Douglas panels in Galesburg WM36CG.)

TITLE: Lincoln the Friendly Neighbor ARTIST(S): Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor. DATE: 1959. Relocated 1997. MEDIUM: Bronze on a granite base. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87580139 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: At Lincoln School at 16th and Elmwood Streets in Berwyn, IL. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None, because I let the Smithsonian know that the statue had been moved since their original listing and they then used MY pictures for the update! Waymarkers making a difference!

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