| Creator |
J. W. and J. S. Moulton. |
| Contributor |
Rogers, Randolph, 1825-1892, sculptor. |
| Title |
[Lincoln Monument, Kelly and Lemon Hill Drives, entrance to East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Salem, Mass. : J. W. & J. S. Moulton, 206 Essex Street |
| Publisher |
MASS. Salem. 1875 |
| Date |
[ca. 1875] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 10 x 18 cm. (4 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View showing the Lincoln Monument at the entrance (Kelly and Lemon Hill Drives) of Fairmount Park surrounded by male and female
spectators. Sculpted by Randolph Rogers, Abraham Lincoln is depicted seated with a quill in his hand after just signing the
Emancipation Proclamation. The statue rests upon a pedestal adorned with sculpted garland, bronze eagles, and the City of
Philadelphia's Coat of Arms. The granite base is adorned with four panels inscribed with a dedication to and quotes from Lincoln
of which two are visible. Unveiled in September 1871, the monument was commissioned by the Lincoln Monument Association, one
of the first such associations formed in the country to raise funds for a city monument in memory of Lincoln. A horse-drawn
coach is visible under the shade of trees in the right background.
|
| Is part of |
View in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Yellow printed label pasted on verso contains explicative paragraph of text describing the history of Fairmount Park and the
Lincoln Monument.
|
|
Buff mount with rounded corners. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Monument described in Fairmount Park Association's Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze and Stone (New
York: Walker Publishing Company, 1974) p. 46-52. (LCP Print Room Uy 8, 3208.F).
|
|
Monument described in Penny Balkin Bach's Public Art in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992) p. 49-50,
198. (LCP Print Room Is 4, 9379.Q).
|
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Monuments & memorials -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- East. |
|
Kelly Drive (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Rogers, Randolph, 1825-1892, sculptor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Moulton - Monuments & statues [P.9260.58] |
| Accession number |
P.9260.58 |
