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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.
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