Abraham Lincoln - Clinton, IL
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N 40° 09.173 W 088° 57.644
16T E 333000 N 4446568
Standing figure of Lincoln wearing a suit and a tie and a knee length overcoat. He is holding a scroll in his proper right hand.
Waymark Code: WMC99T
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2011
Views: 1
Continued from the database:
"He stands atop a small plinth on a roughly cut granite base inscribed with quotations made by Lincoln while in legal practice in the Clinton courts."
Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: 4 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription: (Bottom proper left:) Van der Bergen Sc./Am. Art & Bronze Fdy Chicago (Base front:) YOU CAN FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE/PART OF THE TIME AND PART OF THE/PEOPLE ALL THE TIME BUT YOU CAN-/NOT FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE/TIME/SPOKEN IN ADDRESS IN/CLINTON JULY 27, 1858 BY/ABRAHAM LINCOLN/I MUST STAND WITH ANYBODY/THAT STANDS RIGHT STAND WITH/HIM WHEN HE IS RIGHT AND PART/WITH HIM WHEN HE GOES WRONG/ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Base back:) THAT IT MAY NOT BE FORGOTTEN/THAT HERE FOR NINETEEN YEARS/AS A LAWYER AND FRIEND HE WAS/COUNSELOR AND TEACHER OF OUR/FOREFATHERS THIS STATUE IS/ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF/DEWITT COUNTY TO THE MEMORY OF/ABRAHAM LINCOLN/DEDICATED NOV 11 1931 (Base side:) CLARK BROS/CONTRACTORS/CLINTON signed Founder's mark appears.
The statue resides at the NW corner of the square, which is dedicated to Lincoln and features numerous other Lincoln related markers. The square was formerly called the City Courthouse lawn.
I had no idea when I arrived that this was the location of the "You can fool all the people..." speech and I found it very moving to be in the place where such profound words were spoken.
Albert Louis Van den Berghen was a Chicago area sculptor.
TITLE: Abraham Lincoln
ARTIST(S): Van den Berghen, Albert L., 1850-1921, sculptor. American Bronze Company, founder. Clark Brothers, contractor.
DATE: Dedicated Nov. 11, 1931
MEDIUM: Bronze on a granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS IL000160
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Mr. Lincoln's Square Park, south of Washington Street, Clinton, Illinois 61727
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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