Statue of Abraham Lincoln (San Francisco)

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Statue of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln by Haig Patigian - San Francisco City Hall - DSC02814.JPG
The statue in 2015
Statue of Abraham Lincoln (San Francisco)
Artist Haig Patigian
Year1926 (1926)
TypeSculpture
Medium Bronze
Subject Abraham Lincoln
Location San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates 37°46′44″N122°25′07″W / 37.77887°N 122.41854°W / 37.77887; -122.41854

An outdoor 1926 bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by Armenian American artist Haig Patigian is installed in Civic Center, San Francisco, California. [1]

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  1. Tolles, Thayer; Smith, Thomas B.; Clark, Carol Lea; Dippie, Brian W.; Hassrick, Peter H.; Lemmey, Karen; Murphy, Jessica (January 14, 2014). The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925. Yale University Press. p. 159. ISBN   9780300197433 . Retrieved May 28, 2015.