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''Abraham Lincoln'' is a public artwork by American artist Gaetano Cecere located on Lincoln Memorial Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The 10'6" bronze sculpture depicts a young beardless Abraham Lincoln. The former president stands looking down with both hands at his sides. ==Description== Gaetano Cecere's ''Abraham Lincoln'' stands tall at 10'6". The full-length portrait shows a young beardless Lincoln looking down. The cast bronze sculpture sits on a Wausau red granite pedestal. There are various inscriptions on the sculpture. The lower left corner of the back of the bronze base reads: :Gaetano Cecere, Sculptor 1934. The lower right corner of the back of the bronze base reads: :Jno Williams, NY 1934 The front of the base reads: :ABRAHAM LINCOLN :1809-1865 :PRESIDENT :EMANCIPATOR :MARTYR The granite pedestal's west face reads: :"With malice toward none...and with all nations" Second Inaugural address, March 4, 1865. The pedestal's south face reads: :This monument is a gift of the Grand Army of the Republic, the school children, workingmen and citizens :in general of the city of Milwaukee as an expression of their love, loyalty of country and reverence for :a great emancipator. :Abraham Lincoln Memorial Committee, Inc. :City of Milwaukee :January 31, 1932. The pedestal's east face has four quotes by different individuals. These are: *"One of Nature's Masterful Great Men" Richard Henry Stoddard *"A Man Inspired of God" Henry Watterson *"The Man of the People" Edwin Markham *"The First American" James Russell Lowell. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abraham Lincoln (Cecere)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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