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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1107
People
Daniel Chester French, American (Exeter, NH 1850 - 1931 Glendale, MA)
Title
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Other Titles
Former Title: Lincoln Standing
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1912
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230125

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Lost-wax process
Dimensions
96.5 x 31.1 x 27.3 cm (38 x 12 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: u.r.side of base: Daniel C. French Sc. 1912

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from the artist by Grenville L. Winthrop; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1107
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • H. Wade White, "Nineteenth Century American Sculpture at Harvard, a Glance at the Collection", Harvard Library Bulletin (Cambridge, MA, October 1970), vol. XVIII, no. 4, p. 365
  • Michael Richman, Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor, exh. cat., National Trust for Historic Preservation / Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY, 1976), p. 127, note p. 129

Exhibition History

  • Stockbridge Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, [Unknown venue, Stockbridge MA], Stockbridge, 01/01/1912 - 12/31/1912

Verification Level

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