The Chicago Lincoln is a statue of a standing, beardlessAbraham Lincoln in Lincoln SquareChicago. The statue was designed by Lloyd Ostendorf for a city contest and modeled by sculptor Avard Fairbanks. The statue was erected on October 16, 1956.
The statue displays Lincoln as he appeared when visiting Chicago for various speeches and events such as the River and Harbor Convention or when meeting Vice President-elect Hannibal Hamlin to discuss the organization of his Cabinet.[2] The sculpture of Lincoln is intended to symbolize liberty, and shows Lincoln holding a set of books and his stovepipe hat in his left hand while his right hand is resting on a podium.[1] On the pedestal's southern face, the inscription reads:[1][3]
FREE SOCIETY IS NOT, AND
SHALL NOT BE A FAILURE.
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Dec. 10, 1856
The bronze sculpture is a larger-than-life representation of Lincoln; its height measures to 7 feet 6 inches (229 cm)[1] compared to Lincoln's reported height of 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm).[4]
The idea for a statue was first proposed by AldermanJohn Hoellen in 1951 as a memorial to Abraham Lincoln.[3] This proposal was later submitted as a bill to the Illinois General Assembly and signed by GovernorWilliam Stratton. The proposal created a committee to plan how the structure was to be created. The committee decided to organize a nationwide contest, allowing individuals to submit designs and ideas for the new statue. A collector of Lincoln images, Lloyd Ostendorf, was declared the winner; Ostendorf won a $500 prize for his submitted sketch of Lincoln without his beard and standing up.[2] The statue was sculpted by Avard Fairbanks at a cost of $35,000.[2][3]
The statue was originally placed in the street at the intersections of Lincoln, Lawrence, and Western Avenues in a triangular traffic island. However, the three-street intersection coupled with its heavy traffic load and the statue's presence was problematic, and made it among Chicago's three most dangerous intersections: in 1975 alone, the intersection accounted for 109 automobile accidents.[2] Late in 1978 or early in 1979, the statue was moved approximately 50 feet east to its present location, which is at, but no longer in, the redesigned intersection of Lawrence and Western Avenues: it now sits in front of a local Walgreens.[1][2]
In 1992, the statue was considered to be urgently in need of treatment after an assessment from the Smithsonian Institution.[1] It was later treated and restored in 1996 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its unveiling.[3]
Constructionedit
Fairbanks, the sculptor, reported that he initially created a sketch followed by small, clay model of the statue before starting on the full-size statue. The clay used on the final statue originated from Illinois.[6] To prepare the full-size statue, an armature using wood, wire mesh, and an iron rod was constructed to keep the statue upright while it was being created. Fairbanks built the statue anatomically (nude) at first, and then moved to add clothing and worked on the extremities toward the end of his work.[7] The podium in the statue was planned based on Fairbanks' review of common photographs of Lincoln during his presidential campaign.[7]
^ abcdef"The Chicago Lincoln, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS). Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^ abcdeB., Mona. "The Beardless Lincoln and why he was moved". Lincoln Square / Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^ abcd. Goethe-Institut. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^Sandburg, Carl. (1926). Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years. Harcourt, Brace & Company. p. 14. ISBN0156027526. OCLC 6579822.
^Lincoln, Abraham (July 7, 2001). "Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2".
^Fairbanks, Avard Tennyson (2002). Eugene F. Fairbanks (ed.). Abraham Lincoln Sculpture Created by Avard T. Fairbanks. Fairbanks Art and Books. p. 60. ISBN0972584102.
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The Chicago Lincoln is a statue of a standing beardless Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Square Chicago The statue was designed by Lloyd Ostendorf for a city contest and modeled by sculptor Avard Fairbanks The statue was erected on October 16 1956 The Chicago Lincoln Beardless Lincoln ArtistAvard FairbanksYear1956MediumBronze sculpture with a polished pink granite base 1 Dimensions400 cm 150 cm 170 cm 156 in 58 in 68 in LocationLincoln Square ChicagoCoordinates41 58 08 N 87 41 19 W 41 968756 N 87 688666 W 41 968756 87 688666 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Construction 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription editThe statue displays Lincoln as he appeared when visiting Chicago for various speeches and events such as the River and Harbor Convention or when meeting Vice President elect Hannibal Hamlin to discuss the organization of his Cabinet 2 The sculpture of Lincoln is intended to symbolize liberty and shows Lincoln holding a set of books and his stovepipe hat in his left hand while his right hand is resting on a podium 1 On the pedestal s southern face the inscription reads 1 3 FREE SOCIETY IS NOT ANDSHALL NOT BE A FAILURE Abraham LincolnChicago Dec 10 1856The bronze sculpture is a larger than life representation of Lincoln its height measures to 7 feet 6 inches 229 cm 1 compared to Lincoln s reported height of 6 feet 4 inches 193 cm 4 The quotation is from a speech given by Lincoln at a Republican banquet in Chicago in the aftermath of the 1856 presidential election in which the Republican candidate John C Fremont was defeated by the pro slavery Democrat James Buchanan 5 History edit nbsp Base plate description of The Chicago LincolnThe idea for a statue was first proposed by Alderman John Hoellen in 1951 as a memorial to Abraham Lincoln 3 This proposal was later submitted as a bill to the Illinois General Assembly and signed by Governor William Stratton The proposal created a committee to plan how the structure was to be created The committee decided to organize a nationwide contest allowing individuals to submit designs and ideas for the new statue A collector of Lincoln images Lloyd Ostendorf was declared the winner Ostendorf won a 500 prize for his submitted sketch of Lincoln without his beard and standing up 2 The statue was sculpted by Avard Fairbanks at a cost of 35 000 2 3 The statue was originally placed in the street at the intersections of Lincoln Lawrence and Western Avenues in a triangular traffic island However the three street intersection coupled with its heavy traffic load and the statue s presence was problematic and made it among Chicago s three most dangerous intersections in 1975 alone the intersection accounted for 109 automobile accidents 2 Late in 1978 or early in 1979 the statue was moved approximately 50 feet east to its present location which is at but no longer in the redesigned intersection of Lawrence and Western Avenues it now sits in front of a local Walgreens 1 2 In 1992 the statue was considered to be urgently in need of treatment after an assessment from the Smithsonian Institution 1 It was later treated and restored in 1996 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its unveiling 3 Construction editFairbanks the sculptor reported that he initially created a sketch followed by small clay model of the statue before starting on the full size statue The clay used on the final statue originated from Illinois 6 To prepare the full size statue an armature using wood wire mesh and an iron rod was constructed to keep the statue upright while it was being created Fairbanks built the statue anatomically nude at first and then moved to add clothing and worked on the extremities toward the end of his work 7 The podium in the statue was planned based on Fairbanks review of common photographs of Lincoln during his presidential campaign 7 See also editList of public art in Chicago List of statues of Abraham Lincoln List of sculptures of presidents of the United StatesReferences edit a b c d e f The Chicago Lincoln sculpture Art Inventories Catalog Smithsonian Institution Research Information System SIRIS Retrieved 3 July 2013 a b c d e B Mona The Beardless Lincoln and why he was moved Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce Retrieved 3 July 2013 a b c d Lincoln Statue Lincoln Square Goethe Institut Archived from the original on 9 September 2010 Retrieved 3 July 2013 Sandburg Carl 1926 Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years Harcourt Brace amp Company p 14 ISBN 0156027526 OCLC 6579822 Lincoln Abraham July 7 2001 Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln Volume 2 Fairbanks Avard Tennyson 2002 Eugene F Fairbanks ed Abraham Lincoln Sculpture Created by Avard T Fairbanks Fairbanks Art and Books p 60 ISBN 0972584102 a b Fairbanks 2002 p 62 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Chicago Lincoln amp oldid 1183790190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
