Abraham Lincoln Sculpture Created by Avard T. FairbanksDuring a career of professional sculpture spanning more than 75 years, Avard T. Fairbanks created nearly 100 public monuments and many other fine masterpieces of art. Among these, a significant number were of Abraham Lincoln for locations throughout the United States. This collection is intended to promote the ideals that Abraham Lincoln personified and also to illustrate how a monumental sculpture is created. |
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... debate , and became interested in law . In spite of less than six months of school attendance in childhood , he read exten- sively and studied books arduously . Lincoln sought instructions from Mentor Graham , the school- master ...
... debate , and became interested in law . In spite of less than six months of school attendance in childhood , he read exten- sively and studied books arduously . Lincoln sought instructions from Mentor Graham , the school- master ...
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... Debates Erected at Knox College , Galesburg , Illinois . " Convocation Address , " by Bruce Catton , Author and Editor of American Heritage " Stephen A. Douglas , " by Paul H. Douglas , United States Senator , State of Illinois 86 90 95 ...
... Debates Erected at Knox College , Galesburg , Illinois . " Convocation Address , " by Bruce Catton , Author and Editor of American Heritage " Stephen A. Douglas , " by Paul H. Douglas , United States Senator , State of Illinois 86 90 95 ...
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Contents
Young Lincoln Reading The Life of George Washington | 33 |
How a Statue Becomes a Reality by Robert Lerner | 58 |
Lincoln The Friendly Neighbor | 73 |
Author Poet and Lincoln Historian | 99 |
The Face of Abraham Lincoln by Avard T Fairbanks | 109 |
Memorials To The LincolnDouglas Debates | 120 |
Lincoln The Legislator | 121 |
Albert Woolson Last Survivor of The Grand Army of The Republic | 130 |
Resources For Sculptors | 138 |
Other editions - View all
Abraham Lincoln Sculpture Created by Avard T. Fairbanks Avard Tennyson Fairbanks No preview available - 2002 |
Abraham Lincoln Sculpture: Created by Avard T. Fairbanks Eugene F. Fairbanks,Avard T. Fairbanks No preview available - 2012 |
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