Completed in 1876, this towering work is actually plaster
with a coating that resembles bronze. It was designed by Leonard Volk,
the Chicago sculptor for whom Lincoln posed in 1860. Volk
is most famous for the life mask and busts he
made of Lincoln just before his presidential nomination.Volk Statue in
Springfield, Illinois
If you drive past the east front of the Illinois State Capitol
you will pass a bronze Lincoln statue, but if you venture inside you
can see yet another depiction of the state's favorite son.
There on the second floor rotunda you will encounter
this Lincoln statue set in a niche facing a statue of his political
opponent Stephen A. Douglas.
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