The Statue Abraham Lincoln: A Masterpiece by Daniel Chester French

Goldstein, Ernest

ISBN 10: 0822520672 ISBN 13: 9780822520672

Publisher: Lerner Pub Group, 1997

Synopsis

Describes the making of Daniel French's statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and compares this likeness to others of Lincoln

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From School Library Journal:

Gr 5-8--The focus here is on sculptor Daniel Chester French and how he came to make the statue that stands within the Lincoln Memorial. Goldstein also describes his subject's other works and explains the intricacies of the Lincoln statue, giving much detail on how and why the hands are placed as they are. Information on other monuments to the fallen president, including the totem pole in Alaska, is also provided. The book is illustrated with archival and contemporary black-and-white photographs and reproductions, including a number of pictures of the different hands and the final construction from a number of pieces of marble. Lincoln's Second Inaugural and the Gettysburg Addresses are included as is a chronology of the life of Daniel Chester French. The small-print, double-column format gives the presentation a text-book look. Although longer, this scholarly book is more limited in scope than Deborah Kent's The Lincoln Memorial (Children's, 1996), which is written for a younger audience and gives information on President Lincoln as well as a history of the memorial. The Statue is more of an art book than a travel or historical study and is therefore of more limited interest.

Margaret C. Howell, West Springfield Elementary School, VA

Copyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0822520672
• ISBN 13: 9780822520672
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 64