Abraham Lincoln, The Railsplitter - Springfield, Illinois
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N 39° 49.884 W 089° 38.397
16S E 274087 N 4412379
Fiberglass sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, just inside the main gate of the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
Waymark Code: WM8ZHQ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2010
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The sculpture depicts a young Abraham Lincoln wearing boots, trousers with suspenders, a work shirt and vest. He is holding an ax in both hands across his body. The fiberglass sculpture stands approximately 35-feet tall. It was placed in honor of the Illinois Sesquicentennial in 1968.
TITLE: Abraham Lincoln, The Railsplitter
ARTIST(S): Carl Rinnus
DATE: 1968
MEDIUM: Painted fiberglass on a concrete aggregate mound.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000410
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Illinois State Fairground,
Just inside Main Gate off Sangamon Avenue west of Peoria Road
Springfield, Illinois
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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