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The sculpture in 2013 | |
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Artist | George Fite Waters |
Year | 1928 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Abraham Lincoln |
Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
45°31′00″N122°40′57″W / 45.51674°N 122.68242°W |
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, when it was toppled by protestors. [1] The 10-foot statue was donated by Henry Waldo Coe, and is set to be re-installed at a yet to be determined date. [2]
The statue was cast at Claude Valsuani's foundry in France in 1927, on Lincoln's birthday, and was dedicated on October 5, 1928. [3]
Protesters toppled the statue during the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage in October 2020, along with the nearby Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider . [4]
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. [5] 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." [6]
In 2024, the city announced that the statue would be re-installed at a yet to be determined date following restoration and repair. [7]
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