Photograph by Ruth Rietveld
Appropriately, the sculpture was dedicated on November 19, 2009,
the 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.
It is one of several sculptural images of the president
you may see in Gettysburg today.
Designed by Ivan Schwartz of New York, the sculpture and the nearby
landscaping is the gift of Robert H. Smith. You will find it outside
the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. The
president's approachable pose beckons to the park's many visitors, who
cannot resist flocking around it and taking pictures.Schwartz Statue in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This full-size bronze work depicts President Lincoln on the
day of his famous speech at the dedication of the Soldiers'
National Cemetery in 1863. The dedication was held several months
after the summer's intense battle which claimed thousands of lives.
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