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Manship's Lincoln
- Creator:
- Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Paul Manship
- Location:
- Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne
- Origin Date:
- 1932-1940
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 10 7/8 in x 8 3/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2131
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This color print features the Abraham Lincoln: Hoosier Youth statue sculpted by Paul Manship and placed in front of the Home Office of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1932. The statue was created to represent Abraham Lincoln during the years that he lived in Indiana as a youth from 1816 to 1830. The statue features Lincoln seated on a log with his left hand resting on the head of his dog while holding a book in his right hand and resting it on the handle of his axe. The prints of the statue were sent upon request by the Lincoln Naitonal Life Insurance Company. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
