Photograph by Joseph Schaller
The Saint-Gaudens statue was not intended for this spot, however.
It replaces a replica of a controversial statue by George Barnard
previously installed in Cincinnati, Ohio. When the president's son Robert
heard that the Barnard statue was headed for London, he was appalled,
calling it "simply horrible." Because of his influence, the Saint-Gaudens
work was dedicated in London on July 28, 1920. The Barnard
statue replica, dubbed the "stomach ache statue" because of the
placement of the hands, went to Manchester, England instead.Saint Gaudens Statue
in London, England
Visitors to Parliament Square sometimes wonder why this Lincoln statue
came to be placed there. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, it's a
full-size replica of his acclaimed original in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
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