To create this monumental figure, called "Abraham Lincoln: The Man,"
Saint-Gaudens used the 1860 life mask of Lincoln by Chicago sculptor Leonard
Volk. Deacon Langdon Morse, a Vermonter of approximately Lincoln's height,
served as the model. Thousands of people attended the dedication ceremony
on October 22, 1887, when Lincoln's grandson and namesake unveiled the
statue and Leonard Swett, a Lincoln friend and colleague, delivered
the address. <Click on picture to continue.
Saint-Gaudens Statue
in Lincoln Park
If you're near Lincoln Park in Chicago at the intersection of Clark Street and
North Avenue, take the opportunity to see one of America's most famous Lincoln statues.
You will find it on the east lawn of the Chicago History Museum. A replica of
this work by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens also stands outside
Westminster Abbey, London and in Mexico City.