Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Ashland, Oregon) explained

Statue of Abraham Lincoln
Italic Title:no
Artist:Antonio Frilli
Medium:Marble sculpture
Subject:Abraham Lincoln
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Ashland, Oregon, United States

thumb|right|220 px|The headless statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lithia Park in 2006

A 1915 marble statue of Abraham Lincoln by Antonio Frilli is installed in Ashland, Oregon's Lithia Park, in the United States. The statue was gifted to the city by Gwin S. Butler, who dedicated the artwork as a memorial to his stepfather, pioneer Jacob Thompson, in 1916.[1]

Description

The statue is a standing figure of Lincoln with books stacked on his proper left foot. He wears an unbuttoned coat and holds a scroll in his proper right hand. The marble sculpture measures approximately 5 x 2 x 1 1/3 ft and rests on a granite base measuring approximately 4 ft, 4 in tall.[2] One bronze plaque reads:

Another reads:

History

The statue was created in 1915.[3] It was originally installed near Butler-Perozzi Fountain and was later relocated to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and eventually Lithia Park. It has been vandalized several times, including in 1958 and the beheading of the statue in 1967.[4] [5] The artwork was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[3] It was beheaded once again in 2008 and removed from the park for repairs.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Achen. Paris. Who donated the statue of Lincoln in Ashland's Lithia Park?. 2007-04-22. Mail Tribune. 2022-04-15. 2022-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125135502/https://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2007/04/22/who-donated-the-statue-of-lincoln-in-ashlands-lithia-park/. live.
  2. https://www.lincolncollection.org/collection/creator-author/item/?cs=L&creator=Lincoln+Financial+Foundation+Collection.&item=96179 Statues of Abraham Lincoln
  3. Web site: Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).. Smithsonian Institution. June 9, 2019. September 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230919144613/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!321165~!0#focus. live.
  4. News: Coming Down. Spokane Chronicle. 6 December 1967. 7.
  5. News: Achen. Paris. Has the statue of Abraham Lincoln always had such bad luck?. June 9, 2019. Mail Tribune. April 22, 2007. November 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129233432/https://mailtribune.com/archive/has-the-statue-of-abraham-lincoln-always-had-such-bad-luck-. live.
  6. Web site: Lincoln statue removed from Lithia Park. French. Julie. 2008-06-06. Ashland Daily Tidings. 2019-06-09.
  7. Web site: Lincoln loses head ... for the fourth time. Mihalovich. Michele. 2008-06-03. Mail Tribune. 2019-06-09.