Abraham Lincoln - Stockbridge, MA
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A statue of Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French is located on the grounds of Chesterwood, the summer home and studio of Daniel Chester French, at 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, MA.
Waymark Code: WMYQZZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2018
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A 7' high bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln stands on a 3' high square stone base. The sculpture is identical to the statue created in 1911 by Daniel Chester French for the Gettysburg Lincoln Monument at the Nebraska State House in Lincoln, NE.
A bearded Lincoln stands with his left foot forward, his head bowed, and his hands clasped in front of him, right hand on top of left. He is wearing a double-breasted, knee length jacket.
A bronze plaque on the side of the base is inscribed:
THIS STATUE OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY
DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH
WAS UNVEILED MAY 27, 1966
BY
SENATOR EDWARD W. BROOKS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was self-educated, and after a series of unsuccessful ventures he became a lawyer, practicing in Illinois. In 1842, he married Mary Todd, with whom he had four children.
In 1846, Lincoln was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served one two-year term before returning to practice law Lincoln in Springfield, IL. In 1858, he failed in his bid for the United States Senate to Stephen Douglas. He joined the the newly formed anti-slavery Republican Party and won the 1860 election for president of the United States.
His election victory precipitated the Civil War over which he presided, as Commander-in-Chief from 1861 to 1865. Soon after the Union victory he was assassinated by southern sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth. He died on April 15, 1865 in Washington, D.C.