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]
History
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]
See also
- 1928 in art
- List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
- List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
- List of statues of Abraham Lincoln
References
- ^ "Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "What's Happening with the City's Monuments? | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "South Park Blocks". City of Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "Portland protesters knock down Roosevelt, Lincoln statues in 'rage' toward Columbus Day". USA TODAY. Associated Press. October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "Sandy mayor wants toppled Portland statues". Lake Oswego Review. August 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Joelle (July 29, 2021). "Monumental shift: Portland statues may get new life in Sandy". KOIN 6. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "What's Happening with the City's Monuments? | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
External links
Media related to Abraham Lincoln (Waters) at Wikimedia Commons- Abraham Lincoln at the Regional Arts & Culture Council
- Abraham Lincoln Archived April 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at Heritage Preservation
- Abraham Lincoln at Public Art Archive
- Abe Lincoln statue taken down for repairs in downtown Portland's South Park Blocks (photos, video) by Mike Zacchino (March 19, 2014), The Oregonian
