Bascom Hill, Madison, WI
N 43° 04.520 W 089° 24.237
16T E 304293 N 4771984
Abraham Lincoln statue in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus
Waymark Code: WMWNM
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2006
Views: 158
The solemn bronze Lincoln that casts his gaze toward the state capitol was placed on Bascom Hill in 1909. It is the single duplicate of an original that was cast in 1906 by New York artist Adolph Alexander Weinman, intended for the town of Lincoln’s birth, Hodgenville, Kentucky.
When it became known that a single replica of the statue was to be cast, Weinman received several substantial bids. Richard Lloyd Jones (a cousin of Frank Lloyd Wright), who had been involved with the restoration of the Lincoln birthplace, secured the replica for the university.
Location Type: Statue/Bust/Portrait
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: 1909
Location Notes: Not listed
URL for Additional Information: Not listed
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