Summary
A bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by George Fite Waters was installed in Portland, Oregon's South Park Blocks, in the United States, until 2020. The 10-foot statue was donated by Henry Waldo Coe.[1]
| Statue of Abraham Lincoln | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in 2013 | |
 | |
| Artist | George Fite Waters |
| Year | 1928 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Abraham Lincoln |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 45°31′00″N 122°40′57″W / 45.51674°N 122.68242°W | |
History edit
The statue was cast at Claude Valsuani's foundry in France in 1927, on Lincoln's birthday, and was dedicated on October 5, 1928.[2]
Protesters toppled the statue during the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage in October 2020, along with the nearby Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider.[3]
On July 28, 2021, Stan Pulliam, the mayor of Sandy, Oregon proposed to have the Lincoln statue, Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider, and the statue of George Washington reinstalled in Sandy.[4] He said, "When we heard last week that the city of Portland is considering not putting the statues back up we decided we’re tired of the embarrassment." A decision on the future of the statues has not been made.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "South Park Blocks". City of Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "Portland protesters knock down Roosevelt, Lincoln statues in 'rage' toward Columbus Day". USA TODAY. Associated Press. October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ KOIN 6 News (5 August 2021). "Sandy mayor wants toppled Portland statues". Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jones, Joelle (July 29, 2021). "Monumental shift: Portland statues may get new life in Sandy". KOIN 6. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
External links edit
| External images | |
|---|---|
 Abraham Lincoln, South Park Blocks (Portland, Oregon), University of Oregon Libraries | |
| Photograph of a statue of Abraham Lincoln, Brown Digital Repository |
Media related to Abraham Lincoln (Waters) at Wikimedia Commons- Abraham Lincoln at the Regional Arts & Culture Council
- Abraham Lincoln Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine at Heritage Preservation
- Abraham Lincoln at Public Art Archive
- Abe Lincoln statue taken down for repairs in downtown Portland's South Park Blocks (photos, video) by Mike Zacchino (March 19, 2014), The Oregonian
