Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park
Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park is a statue of
The Abraham Lincoln sculpture
In 2009 Ed Hamilton completed work on his sculpture of
In December 2023, the bronze tophat resting next to Lincoln disappeared. The tophat is presumed to have been stolen. Hamilton remarked "They had to be strong and determined to pry bronze from a base, good grief!"[6]
The bas-reliefs and their narrative
The interpretative bas reliefs of the history of slavery created by Ed Hamilton are part of the Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park. The narrative panels were unveiled by Hamilton at the same 2009 dedication ceremony as the Lincoln Memorial sculpture.[7][5] The reliefs, placed side-by-side along a path to the statue, contain text and depict various times of Lincoln's life. The first panel describes Lincoln's childhood, and the second shows how slavery and the Civil War divided Lincoln's own family. The third panel's theme is Lincoln's growing political and social awareness, and the fourth and final relief shows seven slaves shackled together, with text quoting how Lincoln grew to hate slavery after witnessing slaves loaded onto a boat in Louisville. Words from Lincoln are written in the granite of the amphitheater, including "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master."[8]
The sculptor Ed Hamilton
Ed Hamilton was
I didn't want to do another Lincoln like all the other Lincolns...I wanted (it) to be a Lincoln of the people...And so my vision was...I thought wouldn't it be interesting to have him, say a morning time walking to the office...And all of a sudden he came upon this big boulder, and he just took a notion to sit down. And he set his books and his top hat on the boulder, and he started reading one of his books. And all of a sudden, someone caught his attention and with a gesture of saying 'Hey! Come, sit down. Welcome...'[11]
Waterfront Park
The Lincoln Memorial sculpture is located within the Waterfront Park, a city park by the
See also
References
- ^ "Lincoln Memorial Gets Donation". The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky). May 12, 2008. p. 6.
Lincoln will be depicted at about the age of 40, without the beard and stovepipe hat. He is seated on a rock-like monolith, with an open book in his right hand and his left hand extended in a welcoming gesture. Hamilton said his intent is to show Lincoln as approachable.
- ^ "Moments" (PDF). Kentucky.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Howard. "Lincoln Heritage Trail Map". learningabe.info. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lincoln Memorial Gets Donation". Danville, Kentucky: The Advocate-Messenger. May 12, 2008. p. 6.
The $200,000 pledge was made recently by the family of the late Louisville business man Harry Frazier ....
- ^ a b "Lincoln Memorial - louisvillewaterfront.com". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ Bertucci, Leo (December 10, 2023). "Waterfront Park mystery: Abe Lincoln's top hat has gone missing. Sculptor suspects theft". The Courier-Journal.
- ^ a b "Bas Relief Details of Panels from the Louisville Waterfront Park Lincoln Memorial". edhamiltonworks.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Plans for statue honoring Lincoln on schedule". Kentucky New Era. Google News. March 12, 2008. p. 63.
- ^ "Distinguished Speaker--Dr. Frank Smith, Jr., founding director of the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, Washington, D.C.". Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: The Gettysburg Times. November 17, 2009. p. 1.
- The Courier-Journal. No. Main edition. Louisville, Kentucky. December 27, 2015. p. A20.
Danville:Centre College Lincoln Statue, also by Ed Hamilton
- ^ "Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park". kentuckytourism.com. Kentucky Department of Travel. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- The Courier-Journal. No. Indiana edition. Newspapers.com. p. B5. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ "Special Edition - The Lincoln Memorial". Lincoln Magazine online. June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
External links
- Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism page
- Interview with Rick Bell (YouTube), author of book Louisville's Waterfront Park: A Riverfront Renaissance. KET. November 17, 2014.