Abraham Lincoln statues

[David Lockmiller]

(11-17-2022 06:24 AM)Gene C Wrote:  Here's some good news.

From Fox News, Lincoln Statue Back On Display At Cornell University Library After Abrupt Removal

https://www.foxnews.com/us/lincoln-statu...pt-removal

Just ahead of Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, he agreed to sit for a teenage female sculptor named Vinnie Ream, who captured the 16th president’s "resolve" and the "weight of the war" that was etched on his face.

[nice photo of girl with her statue of President Lincoln; photo caption below]

American sculptor Vinnie Ream (1847-1914) poses beside her bust of Abraham Lincoln. Created when she was only a teenager, she was both the first woman and the youngest artist to be commissioned by the U.S. government for a statue. (PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

After President Lincoln’s death, Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to ever be commissioned by the federal government for a statue: the Lincoln statue that is featured in the U.S. Capitol’s rotunda.

Elaine L. Westbrooks, Carl A. Kroch University's librarian said:

"Cornell proudly possesses an enviable Lincoln collection, including one of the five known copies of the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln’s handwriting, and one of 14 manuscript copies of the 13th Amendment with the original signatures of Lincoln and members of Congress who voted for it. In addition to the Lincoln bust, the university also owns and displays a Lincoln statue in Uris Library."