Abraham Lincoln: The Man

A 12-foot bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln standing in South Lincoln Park in Chicago, recently restored.

Chicago, IL

About Abraham Lincoln: The Man

Known as the Standing Lincoln or Lincoln: The Man, this bronze figure stands before a Chair of State on a curved stone exedra. Irish-born sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens designed it, and architect Stanford White designed the exedra. Chicago lumber merchant Eli Bates left money in his will for the statue, which was dedicated in 1887 before a large crowd. The Lincoln Park Conservancy and Chicago Park District unveiled a restoration of the sculpture and exedra in 2026, and the surrounding gardens and meadows are part of a wider renewal plan for South Lincoln Park. Later castings of the statue have been given as diplomatic gifts to the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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