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Young Lincoln
Specifications:
25" H x 23" W x 9" D
Edition of 30
Price:
$8,000
Scott’s Piece Description
The main purpose of my sculpting Abraham Lincoln portrayed this way was to make him ‘approachable’. A gentle man…on a gentle horse.
How often do we idolize, memorialize and make people our heroes to the point of their becoming so much ‘larger than life’ that their characters and achievements are, more often than not, seen as unattainable?
I visualized the setting of a county road, where a young man is shown prior to his becoming an attorney, prior to his membership in the Illinois Houses of Representatives, prior to his membership in the U.S. House of Representatives, prior to his presidency of the United States of America. Here he is…a country boy, of humble beginnings, with dreams.
As a side note: During the Donald Trump presidency, he announced a desire to create a “Garden of American Heroes.” This was to be in park(s) where dozens of monumental sculptures portrayed American heroes. I was invited by the U.S. Department of the Interior to submit concepts for this project. I created and submitted 5 maquettes for consideration, one of which was Abraham Lincoln (this sculpture). In pondering this subject, the daunting thing staring me in the face was the famed Lincoln Memorial. I asked myself, “What concept could I sculpt, of one of the most beloved and admired men in American history, that could further enhance his legacy?!” It was then that I received the inspiration for this piece.
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Curator Review
In this quietly compelling sculpture, we encounter Abraham Lincoln not as the iconic president or seasoned orator, but as a young man—barefoot, contemplative, and astride a gentle horse. The figure rides not with pomp but with quiet thought, a simple shirt rolled to the elbows, hands resting easily on the mane. This is Lincoln before history claimed him.
What makes this piece so disarming is its restraint. There are no grand gestures or symbols of power. Instead, we are offered a glimpse of promise. The sculptor places us on a dusty rural path, shoulder to shoulder with a youth who is yet untested, who dreams but does not yet command. In doing so, he reminds us that greatness often begins in the ordinary—that humility, curiosity, and integrity can mark the earliest steps of a remarkable life.
Rendered with warmth and sensitivity, Young Lincoln invites reflection not on what Lincoln became, but on who he was—and perhaps, who we might also become.
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