Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Cincinnati) explained

Statue of Abraham Lincoln
Artist:George Grey Barnard
Medium:Bronze
Subject:Abraham Lincoln
Height Imperial:11
Metric Unit:m
Imperial Unit:ft
Museum:Lytle Park
City:Cincinnati
Coordinates:39.1012°N -84.5043°W
Pushpin Map:Ohio

An 11feet bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln is installed in Lytle Park within downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.[1]

The Charles P. Taft family commissioned artist George Grey Barnard to complete a statue in commemoration of the centenary of Lincoln's birth. The sculpture was unveiled at Lytle Park on March 31, 1917. Former U.S. President William Howard Taft, the younger brother of Charles, delivered the dedication speech.[2]

Two more castings of Barnard's statue exist, one in Louisville, Kentucky, and one in Manchester, England.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lytle Park. 2015. Cincinnati Parks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413163619/http://www.cincinnatiparks.com/central/lytle-park/. 13 April 2016.
  2. Book: Allen, Lyman Whitney. Dedication services Barnard's Lincoln statue : presented to the city of Cincinnati by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft. 1917. Indiana State Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317021007/https://archive.org/details/dedicationservic00alle. 17 March 2016.