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Address: Lincoln Park at North Dearborn Parkway Year Built: 1887 Architects: Stanford White,Augustus Saint-Gaudens Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: December 12, 2001 |
One of the oldest and most important public sculptures in Chicago, this monument to America's sixteenth president influenced a generation of sculptors due to its innovative combination of a natural-looking Lincoln depicted deep in thought as he is about to begin a speechwith a Classical-style architectural setting. It is the work of two nationally-important American designers and is widely considered to be the most significant nineteenth-century sculpture of Lincoln.
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| 1. | Statue, photo by Terry Tatum |
| 2. | Monument, photo by Terry Tatum |
| 3. | Detail of statue, photo by Terry Tatum |
| 4. | Detail of monument, photo by Terry Tatum |
