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Abraham Lincoln (1920 statue)
''Abraham Lincoln'' (1920) is a colossal seated figure of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) sculpted by Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) and carved by the Piccirilli Brothers. It is situated in the Lincoln Memorial (constructed 1914–22), on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., USA, and was unveiled in 1922. Stylistically, the work follows in the Beaux Arts and American Renaissance traditions.
==Description==
The 170-ton statue is composed of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble (Georgia Marble Company)〔Jacob, Kathryn Allamong (1998), ''Testament to Union: Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.'', Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp 119–125.〕 and rises from the floor, including the seated figure (with armchair and footrest) upon an high pedestal. The figure of Lincoln gazes directly ahead and slightly down with an expression of gravity and solemnity. His frock coat is unbuttoned and a large United States flag is draped over the chair back and sides. French paid special attention to Lincoln's expressive hands, which rest on the enormous arms of a circular, ceremonial chair, the fronts of which bear fasces, emblems of authority from Roman antiquity. French used casts of his own fingers to achieve the correct placement.
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