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Identifier: statuxxxxxxflinc (find matches)
Title: Statues of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln Memorial
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents in art Presidents Marble sculpture, American Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Large-scale sculpture
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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• ?*, ids =smm^f ** ^ I FEBRUARY 12, 1936.—(PART I.) rs—Birthday of Emancipator
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LIGHTS MAKE LINCOLN LIFELIKE The statue of Abraham Lincoln, in the center of the Lincoln Memorial Building in Washington, gains this beauty of form and lifelike appearance from expert lighting effects. Artificial illumination brings out the fine workings of the sculptors chisel, and guards are specially trained in the lighting. 6 * (/P) photo i Careful LightingShows CharacterIn Lincoln Statue WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (JP)—President Roosevelt arrangedtoday to observe the birthday ofAbraham Lincoln by a visit atnoon to the impressive LincolnMemorial on the banks of thePotomac River. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (IP)—Thesecret that gives such a color of lifeto the statue of Abraham Lincoln asto bring gasps from thousands oftourists yearly was explained today—its done with lights. Designers of the $3,000,000 memo-rial realized early that the Lincolnstatue, stationed in the middle ofthe huge structure would appear assomber as a slab of granite if itwere not properly lighted. Windows were opened in

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  • bookyear:1922
  • bookdecade:1920
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Lincoln_Financial_Foundation_Collection
  • booksubject:French__Daniel_Chester__1850_1931
  • booksubject:Lincoln__Abraham__1809_1865
  • booksubject:Presidents_in_art
  • booksubject:Presidents
  • booksubject:Marble_sculpture__American
  • booksubject:Lincoln_Memorial__Washington__D_C__
  • booksubject:Large_scale_sculpture
  • bookcontributor:Lincoln_Financial_Foundation_Collection
  • booksponsor:State_of_Indiana_through_the_Indiana_State_Library
  • bookleafnumber:205
  • bookcollection:lincolncollection
  • bookcollection:americana
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