ID: 700009030 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009030	Record Type: Movable Work
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln (colossal sculpture; designed by Daniel Chester French; carved by Piccirilli Brot...; 1911-1922; The Mall (Washington, District of Columbia, United States, N...)

Note: Colossal seated figure of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) sculpted by Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) and carved by the . It is situated in the Lincoln Memorial (constructed 1914-1922), on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., USA, and was unveiled in 1922. Stylistically, the work follows in the Beaux Arts and American Renaissance traditions. Daniel Chester French was selected in 1914 by the Lincoln Memorial Committee to create a Lincoln statue as part of the memorial to be designed by architect Henry Bacon (1866-1924).

Titles:

Statue of Abraham Lincoln (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

colossal sculpture [300047453] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>, statues)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1911-1922

Creator Display:

designed by Daniel Chester French; carved by Piccirilli Brothers [preferred]

designer French, Daniel Chester (American sculptor, 1850-1931) [500009434]

carvers Piccirilli Brothers (Italian American sculptors, 19th-20th centuries) [500372712]

responsible party United States. National Park Service (American agency, contemporary) [500223271]

Locations:

Current: National Mall [7015727] Washington (inhabited place), DC (national district), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: white Georgia marble

	Georgia marble [300380382]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock, marble (rock), <marble by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: weight: 170-ton; rises 30 feet (9.1 m) from the floor, including the 19-foot (5.8 m) seated figure (with armchair and footrest) upon an 11-foot (3.4 m) high pedestal

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Renaissance Revival [300021464] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, modern European revival styles)

	Beaux-Arts (style) [300021433] (style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European architecture styles and movements>)

General Subject:

portraits (preferred)

history and legend

Specific Subjects:

	Abraham Lincoln (American president, 1809-1865) [500344436]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	single-sitter portrait [300404138]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, portraits) (AAT)

	seated figure [300404835]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations), <figures by portion represented>) (AAT)

Related Works:

	architectural context is .... Lincoln Memorial [700008524]
	..........memorial (monument); architect: Henry Bacon (American, 1866-1924); sculptor: Dani...; designed 1911-1912; constructe...; The Mall (Washington, District of Columbia, United States, N...

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

..... Conceptual Works

.......... Conceptual works by class: for architecture

............... Lincoln Memorial Project

Sources and Contributors:
Statue of Abraham Lincoln	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	........ National Park Service [online] (1998-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)