By Erin Carlson Mast
This is the last weekend to view the special exhibition, “A Deep and Subtle Expression: Lincoln in Sculpture – Works from National Trust Collections, ” which closes on December 19th, 2008. The exhibition, located in the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center at President Lincoln’s Cottage, is open during regular visitor hours: http://www.lincolncottage.org/visit/index.htm
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December 12, 2008
Last Weekend to See “Deep & Subtle Expression”
November 12, 2008
WAMU Broadcast about New Lincoln Sculpture
Washington’s WAMU 88.5 was on site interviewing Director Frank Milligan about the new Lincoln statue installed on the ellipse on the north side of President Lincoln’s Cottage on November 10th, 2008.
To listen to the broadcast, select from the following links.
http://wamu.org/audio/nw/08/11/n8081110-23747.ram (Real Audio)
http://wamu.org/audio/nw/08/11/n8081110-23747.asx (Windows Media Player)
November 11, 2008
New Lincoln Statue Installed
By Alison Mitchell
Since the first stages of planning a year ago the bronze statue of President Lincoln and his horse has been highly anticipated and was installed yesterday morning. It began around 8am and the weather was perfect for an easy (and dry) installation. The 2,500 pound sculpture was lowered onto the excavated site as [...]
November 5, 2008
Ground Broken for Statue Installation
By Katie Derr
Excavating the hole for the new statue’s base in front of President Lincoln’s Cottage.
Preparations for the installation of the bronze Abraham Lincoln statue at President Lincoln’s Cottage are well underway. The hole for the statue’s base was hand-excavated on Thursday, October 30, 2008. On-site during the excavations was Lynne Lewis, Senior Archaeologist for [...]
October 29, 2008
Preparation Begins for the Sculpture Installation
By Erin Carlson Mast
As the new sculpture of Lincoln nears completion, preparation work for the installation began. After multiple meetings with the artists, landscape contractors, engineers, installation experts, and staff, the process began on site.
After ideal placement was determined, utility line locations were reconfirmed and sight lines examined. Then soil samples were taken and examined. Materials for [...]
