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Abraham Lincoln (Rogers)

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Year
  
1871

Location
  
Philadelphia

Created
  
1871

Type
  
Bronze

Artist
  
Randolph Rogers

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Dimensions
  
260 cm × 120 cm × 240 cm (104 in × 48 in × 96 in)

Owner
  
City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission

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Abraham Lincoln is a bronze statue by Randolph Rogers. It is located in Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive at Sedgely Drive, Philadelphia.

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In 1866, $22,000 was raised for a statue, and Randolph Rogers was commissioned. The work was dedicated on September 22, 1871. In 2001, the monument was relocated from a traffic island to the east side of Kelly Drive.

The inscription on the pedestal reads:
(On plaque, front:)

TO

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

FROM A GRATEFUL PEOPLE

(On plaque, left side:)

I DO ORDER AND DECLARE

THAT ALL PERSONS HELD
AS SLAVES WITHIN THE STATES

IN REBELLION ARE AND HENCE-FORTH SHALL BE FREE

(On plaque, on back:)

LET US HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE

THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE
BY THE PEOPLE
AND FOR THE PEOPLE

SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THIS EARTH

(On plaque, on right:)

WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE

WITH CHARITY TOWARD ALL
WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT
AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT,

LET US FINISH THE WORK WE ARE IN

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References

Abraham Lincoln (Rogers) Wikipedia