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Study for Lincoln the Frontiersman

(American, 1897–1987)
designed 1940-44; cast 1980-89
Object PlaceWoburn, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePainted plaster
DimensionsOverall: 42.5 x 14 x 17.8 cm (16 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 7 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2011.2103
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance1980s, cast by Skylight Studios for Johnathan L. Fairbanks from an original plaster in his collection; 1980s, gift of Fairbanks to Frederick Sharf; 2011, year-end-gift of Jean S. and Frederick A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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