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Young Lincoln statue at Ripon College photograph

Creator:
Clarence Addison Shaler
Location:
Wisconsin
Origin Date:
1939
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 14 in x 11 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2664
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This black and white photograph features the full-length bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Clarence A. Shaler and dedicated at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1939. The sculptor portrayed a young Lincoln at the beginning of his law career standing beside the trunk of a tree with a missing top. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum