Abraham Lincoln Statue - Bennington, VT
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N 42° 52.988 W 073° 12.586
18T E 646196 N 4749391
This statue stands near the entrance to the Bennington Museum in Bennington, VT.
Waymark Code: WMCT8F
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2011
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This bronze statue by sculptor Clyde DuVernet Hunt depicts three symbols: Abraham Lincoln as Charity, a kneeling woman as Faith, and a child as Hope. Called "The Spirit of America," the work was displayed at the New York World's Fair in 1939 before arriving at the courtyard of the Bennington Museum.
Hunt, who came from a prominent Vermont family, was born in Scotland in 1861 and spent many years in Paris. After his death in 1941 his heirs donated the statue in his memory explaining that Hunt "held the martyred President in great and beautiful reverence."
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: The statue was donated to the museum in 1941.
Location Notes:
The Bennington Museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
Adults - $10
Seniors and Students over 18 - $9
Children and Students under 18 - FREE
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