When
Feb 12, 2009 (Thursday) to
Feb 12, 2010 (Friday)
Where
National Gallery of Art (map)
National Mall between Third and Seventh streets at Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565
Washington, DC 20565
38.89201
-77.00057
What
The six-foot-high plaster working model of the celebrated seated Lincoln statue by American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931), designed for the Lincoln Memorial on the Na...
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The six-foot-high plaster working model of the celebrated seated Lincoln statue by American sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931), designed for the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, will be on view in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday.
The plaster - used for the carving of the final 19-foot-high figure from 28 blocks of Georgia marble - is being lent to a museum for the first time by Chesterwood Estate and Museum, French's country home and studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a national and Massachusetts historic landmark.
The plaster sculpture will be joined by the wood model of the Lincoln Memorial that renowned American architect Henry Bacon (1866 - 1924) used to bolster his entry in the design competition for the memorial. It is the original scale model of the actual building, inspired by the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, and executed on the National Mall in white marble between 1914 and 1922.
French, also known for such famous works as the Minute Man (1884) in Concord, Massachusetts, was Bacon's personal choice for a collaborator on the statue of Lincoln.
The works will be accompanied by life-size photo banners of the final Lincoln sculpture and a watercolor of the East Elevation of the Lincoln Memorial by Jules Guerin (who executed the murals in the Memorial), as well as informative, illustrated text panels.
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Detail, Six-foot plaster model (1916) of Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1831), for the Lincoln Memorial unveiled in 1922
Collection of Chesterwood, a National Trust Historic Site, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Photo by Jerry L. Thompson, 2004
Courtesy Chesterwood, a National Trust Historic Site, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Event Information
Location: West Building, Main Floor
For more info: Online
General Information
National Gallery of Art
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1
Admission: Free
Address: National Mall between Third and Seventh streets at Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Judiciary Square (Red line), Archives (Yellow and Green lines), and Smithsonian (Blue and Orange lines). Metro bus stops are located on 4th Street and 7th Street.
Phone: 202-737-4215
The plaster - used for the carving of the final 19-foot-high figure from 28 blocks of Georgia marble - is being lent to a museum for the first time by Chesterwood Estate and Museum, French's country home and studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a national and Massachusetts historic landmark.
The plaster sculpture will be joined by the wood model of the Lincoln Memorial that renowned American architect Henry Bacon (1866 - 1924) used to bolster his entry in the design competition for the memorial. It is the original scale model of the actual building, inspired by the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, and executed on the National Mall in white marble between 1914 and 1922.
French, also known for such famous works as the Minute Man (1884) in Concord, Massachusetts, was Bacon's personal choice for a collaborator on the statue of Lincoln.
The works will be accompanied by life-size photo banners of the final Lincoln sculpture and a watercolor of the East Elevation of the Lincoln Memorial by Jules Guerin (who executed the murals in the Memorial), as well as informative, illustrated text panels.
image
Detail, Six-foot plaster model (1916) of Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1831), for the Lincoln Memorial unveiled in 1922
Collection of Chesterwood, a National Trust Historic Site, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Photo by Jerry L. Thompson, 2004
Courtesy Chesterwood, a National Trust Historic Site, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Event Information
Location: West Building, Main Floor
For more info: Online
General Information
National Gallery of Art
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1
Admission: Free
Address: National Mall between Third and Seventh streets at Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Judiciary Square (Red line), Archives (Yellow and Green lines), and Smithsonian (Blue and Orange lines). Metro bus stops are located on 4th Street and 7th Street.
Phone: 202-737-4215
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National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mr. Mellon began collecting with the intention of forming a gallery of art for the nation in Washington. In 1937, the year of his death, he promised his collection to the United States. Funds for the construction of the West Building were provided by The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. On March 17, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building and the collections on behalf of the people of the United States of America. The paintings and works of sculpture given by Andrew Mellon have formed a nucleus of high quality around which the collections have grown. Mr. Mellon's hope that the newly created National Gallery would attract gifts from other collectors was soon realized in the form of major donations of art from Samuel H. Kress, Rush H. Kress, Joseph Widener, Chester Dale, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Lessing J. Rosenwald, and Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch as well as individual gifts from hundreds of other donors. The Gallery's East Building, located on land set aside in the original Congressional resolution, was opened in 1978. It accommodates the Gallery's growing collections and expanded exhibition schedule and houses an advanced research center, administrative offices, a great library, and a burgeoning collection of drawings and prints. The building was accepted for the nation on June 1, 1978, by President Jimmy Carter. Funds for construction were given by Paul Mellon and the late Ailsa Mellon Bruce, the son and daughter of the founder, and by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. On May 23, 1999 the Gallery opened an outdoor sculpture garden designed to offer year-round enjoyment to the public. Located in the 6.1-acre block adjacent to the West Building at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., the garden provides an informal, yet elegant setting for works of modern and contemporary sculpture. The Collectors Committee, an advisory group of private citizens, has made it possible to acquire paintings and sculpture of the twentieth century. Key works of art have also come to the Gallery through the Patrons' Permanent Fund. In addition, members of the Circle of the National Gallery of Art have provided funds for many special programs and projects. The Sculpture Garden is a gift to the nation from The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.Post a Countdown Widget
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