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An outdoor [[Bronze sculpture|bronze]] statue of [[Abraham Lincoln]] by [[Henry Kirke Brown]] is installed in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], New York. The statue was sponsored by the [[Union League Club]] of New York.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/union-square-park/monuments/913| title=Union Square Park, Abraham Lincoln|website=Official Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation }}</ref>
An outdoor [[Bronze sculpture|bronze]] statue of [[Abraham Lincoln]] by [[Henry Kirke Brown]] is installed in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], New York. The statue was sponsored by the [[Union League Club]] of New York.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/union-square-park/monuments/913| title=Union Square Park, Abraham Lincoln| website=Official Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation| access-date=2023-02-20| archive-date=2022-09-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929080616/https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/union-square-park/monuments/913| url-status=live}}</ref>


==Description and history==
==Description and history==
Cast in 1870 and dedicated on September 16 of that year, the statue was originally installed at the southwest corner of Union Square, where the [[Mohandas Gandhi (Patel)|statue of Mahatma Gandhi]] now stands.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/913|title= Union Square Park: Abraham Lincoln|accessdate=July 23, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref> In 1875, a stone and bronze rail fence was constructed around the statue of Lincoln; the fence included an inscription of text from his [[Lincoln's second inaugural|second inaugural address]], "with malice toward none; charity toward all."<ref name=P&R/> During the 1930 redesign of Union Square Park, the statue was moved to its current location, but the fence remained. The statue is in axial alignment with the [[Independence Flagstaff]] and ''[[George Washington (Brown)|George Washington]]''. It was conserved in 1992.<ref name=P&R/>
Cast in 1870 and dedicated on September 16 of that year, the statue was originally installed at the southwest corner of Union Square, where the [[Mohandas Gandhi (Patel)|statue of Mahatma Gandhi]] now stands.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/913|title=Union Square Park: Abraham Lincoln|accessdate=July 23, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]|archive-date=July 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717132556/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/913|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1875, a stone and bronze rail fence was constructed around the statue of Lincoln; the fence included an inscription of text from his [[Lincoln's second inaugural|second inaugural address]], "with malice toward none; charity toward all."<ref name=P&R/> During the 1930 redesign of Union Square Park, the statue was moved to its current location, but the fence remained. The statue is in axial alignment with the [[Independence Flagstaff]] and ''[[George Washington (Brown)|George Washington]]''. It was conserved in 1992.<ref name=P&R/>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|New York City|Visual arts}}
{{Portal|New York City|Visual arts}}
* [[1870 in art]]
* [[1870 in art]]
* [[List of statues of Abraham Lincoln]]
* [[List of sculptures of presidents of the United States]]


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Revision as of 14:50, 6 November 2023

Statue of Abraham Lincoln
The statue in 2010
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ArtistHenry Kirke Brown
Year1870 (1870)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectAbraham Lincoln
LocationManhattan, New York, United States
Coordinates40°44′10″N 73°59′24″W / 40.73618°N 73.99013°W / 40.73618; -73.99013

An outdoor bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Kirke Brown is installed in Union Square in Manhattan, New York. The statue was sponsored by the Union League Club of New York.[1]

Description and history

Cast in 1870 and dedicated on September 16 of that year, the statue was originally installed at the southwest corner of Union Square, where the statue of Mahatma Gandhi now stands.[2] In 1875, a stone and bronze rail fence was constructed around the statue of Lincoln; the fence included an inscription of text from his second inaugural address, "with malice toward none; charity toward all."[2] During the 1930 redesign of Union Square Park, the statue was moved to its current location, but the fence remained. The statue is in axial alignment with the Independence Flagstaff and George Washington. It was conserved in 1992.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Union Square Park, Abraham Lincoln". Official Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Union Square Park: Abraham Lincoln". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
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