Abraham Lincoln: The Man

Abraham Lincoln: The Man (also called Standing Lincoln) is a bronze statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Completed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1887, it has been described as the most important sculpture of Abraham Lincoln from the nineteenth century.^[1] Abraham Lincoln II, Lincoln's only grandson, was present at the unveiling.^[2] The artist also created the Seated Lincoln sculpture in Grant Park.

The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln rising from a chair, about to give a speech. It is set upon a pedestal and exedra designed by architect Stanford White.^[3] The monument was a favorite of Hull House founder Jane Addams, who once wrote, "I walked the wearisome way from Hull-House to Lincoln Park ... in order to look at and gain magnanimous counsel from the statue."^[4] Journalist Andrew Ferguson discusses the statue at length in his book Land of Lincoln, writing that the statue presents "a sort of world-weariness that seems almost kind".^[2] The City of Chicago awarded the monument landmark status on December 12, 2001.^[1]

Replicas of this statue stand at Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, Parque Lincoln in Mexico City, and on Parliament Square in London, England.^[5][6]

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