Abraham Lincoln Sculpture Created by Avard T. Fairbanks

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Fairbanks Art and Books, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 168 pages
During 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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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
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Avard T. Fairbanks created nearly 100 public monuments and many other fine masterpieces of art during his career as a professional sculptor spanning more than 75 years.

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