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An outdoor
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statue of
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
by
Henry Kirke Brown Henry Kirke Brown (February 24, 1814 in Leyden, Massachusetts – July 10, 1886 in Newburgh, New York) was an American sculptor. Life He began to paint portraits while still a boy, studied painting in Boston under Chester Harding, learned a lit ...
is installed in
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Description and history

Cast in 1870 and dedicated on September 16 of that year, the statue was originally installed at the southwest corner of Union Square, where the statue of Mahatma Gandhi now stands. In 1875, a stone and bronze rail fence was constructed around the statue of Lincoln; the fence included an inscription of text from his
second inaugural address Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, his second inauguration as President of the United States. At a time when victory over secessionists in the American ...
, "with malice toward none; charity toward all." During the 1930 redesign of Union Square Park, the statue was moved to its current location, but the fence remained. The statue is in axial alignment with the Independence Flagstaff and ''
George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
''. It was conserved in 1992.


See also

* 1870 in art


References


External links

* 1870 establishments in New York (state) 1870 sculptures Sculptures by Henry Kirke Brown Bronze sculptures in Manhattan Monuments and memorials in Manhattan Monuments and memorials to Abraham Lincoln in the United States Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan Relocated buildings and structures in New York City Statues in New York City
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