LINCOLN Memorial ('The') in Washington, D.C. by Daniel Chester French located in James M. Goode's The Mall area

Daniel Chester French(click name for more of that artist's work)
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The Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor 16th President Abraham Lincoln. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Source: Wikipedia

Abraham Lincoln(February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Source: Wikipedia

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 320 Item #7.30; The Mall area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p401 Item #K-9)
Medium: Marble
Artist: Daniel Chester French(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: .MAJOR ATTRACTIONS; Civil War; Revolutionary War; US Presidents; Abraham Lincoln
Location: West Mall & 23rd St SW Washington, D.C.
See The Mall areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Smithsonian(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76005993 (dcMem ID #1230 )

Links & other sources
The Names of Washington D.C.(p124)
National Parks Service website
Wikipedia article on Lincoln
Wikipedia article on the Lincoln Memorial
NPS.gov List of Classified Structures Lincoln Memorial
NPS.gov List of Classified Structures Lincoln Memorial statue

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