Extra Credit Questions

[David Lockmiller]

David got it as he is within 5. You were sure close Michael. Kudos, David.

The answer to this question was in Ed Steers' speech at the Surratt Conference in 2021.

So what was the exact number that Ed gave?

On the worldwide map of Lincoln sculptures that Dave Wiegers and I have created, we identify 37 Lincoln sculptures (statues, busts, reliefs) outside of the US. There are a couple more that we are aware of as possibilities but we have not been able to confirm.

For a link to the map and to view answers to some related frequently asked questions, you can visit this web page:

https://dbwiegers.zenfolio.com/lincoln-sculpture-map

Great job! You put a lot of work and skill into this project.

I checked one location. It was Hawaii. It was an excellent statue of Abraham Lincoln as a frontiersman - rugged young man with a long-handled axe in his hands, wearing boots, and ready to chop trees not far from Decatur, Illinois where I was born and raised.

It would be interesting to learn the reason this period in his life was the chosen subject. The statue was sculpted and dedicated during World War II.

Title: Lincoln, The Frontiersman
Sculptor: Avard T. Fairbanks
Location: Ewa Public School
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Dedicated/Displayed: 2/12/1944