LINCOLN MEMORIAL

monument, 107 acres (45 hectares), in Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.; built 1914–17. The building, designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Greek temple, has 36 Doric columns representing the states of the Union at the time of Lincoln's death. Inside the building is a heroic statue of Lincoln by Daniel Chester French and two murals by Jules Guerin.

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books on: Lincoln Memorial  - 2736 results

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Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings
Book by Roy P. Basler, Abraham Lincoln; World Publishing, 1946
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources, United States--Politics And Government--1861-1865
...December 13, 1836. Photostat, Lincoln Memorial University SPEECH IN THE ILLINOIS...1837. Photostat, The Abraham Lincoln Association LETTER TO MISS MARY...1837. Photostat, The Abraham Lincoln Association THE PERPETUATION OF...
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Abraham Lincoln: From His Own Words and Contemporary Accounts
Book by Roy Edgar Appleman, Abraham Lincoln; U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1942
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865
The two views at top and left are of the traditional Lincoln birthplace cabin preserved in the Memorial Building at Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park, near Hodgenville, Ky. The date of the older photograph...
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New Letters and Papers of Lincoln
Book by Paul M. Angle, Abraham Lincoln; Houghton Mifflin, 1930
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865
...above ground. Yours c. A. LINCOLN. To LEWIS C. KERCHEVAL...meeting at which plans for a memorial service were made. The committee...appointed to select a speaker chose Lincoln, then in Chicago on legal...oclock M. Your Obt Servt, A. LINCOLN...
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With Malice toward Some: Scholarship (Or Something Less) on the Lincoln Murder
Book by Harold Melvin Hyman; Abraham Lincoln Association, 1978
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865--Assassination--Addresses, Essays, Lectures
...and Sellier have received honorary degrees from Lincoln Memorial University for The Lincoln Conspiracy , which entitles them to be called...entitles them to be called historians. Are The Lincoln Conspiracy book and film more of that "d...
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Abraham Lincoln Sesquicentennial, 1959-1960: Final Report
Book by United States; 1960
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865--Anniversaries, Etc
...REFLECTIONS WHILE STANDING BEFORE THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL , by Helen M. Newell REFLECTIONS WHILE STANDING BEFORE THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL , by Nancy A. Potter...Reflections While Standing Before the Lincoln Memorial." This project was carried...
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journal articles on: Lincoln Memorial  - 977 results

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The Lincoln Memorial & American Life
Journal article by Myron A. Marty; Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 95, 2003
...encountered in the memorials design, placement...dissertation, "The Lincoln Memorial and Its Architect...exterior lighting of the memorial. Perhaps the only...astute criticism of the memorials classical Greek design...with a chapter on the Lincoln Memorial in American life...
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Planning Memory: Living Memorials in the United States during World War Ii
Journal article by Andrew M. Shanken; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, 2002
Subjects: Debates, Memorials & monuments, United States, World War II
...obstacles to traditional memorials: it is iconic and abstract...being neglected. Second, memorials are now as much a part of...memorialization. The use of memorials for acts of individual or...surrounding the National Memorial to World War II reflect the...Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The plaza incorporates...
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Written in Stone: Gender, Race, and the Heyward Shepherd Memorial
Journal article by Caroline E. Janney; Civil War History, Vol. 52, 2006
Subjects: African Americans--History, African Americans--Political aspects, John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, 1859--History, Memorial monuments--History, Race relations--History, Sepulchral monuments--History
...interpretive plaque on the Lincoln Memorial saying this man was responsible...need to examine how those memorials came to be. Today the Heyward Shepherd Memorial stands not as a representative...plywood from the Shepherd Memorial. Attacking those groups...so-called facts of the memorials history. He concludes that...
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Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape
Journal article by Chris Post; Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 28, 2011
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., The National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...the Freedmens Memorial to Abraham Lincoln. To tell this...focuses on the memorials, their design...the Jefferson Memorial and Lincoln Monument, and...Columbia War Memorial (south of the Lincoln Memorials reflecting pool...
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An Ideal Solution: Sculptural Politics, Canada's Vimy Memorial, and the Rhetoric of Nationalism
Journal article by Dennis Duffy; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 43, 2010
Subjects: Allward, Walter--Works, Canadian National Vimy Memorial--History, Canadian National Vimy Memorial--Political aspects, Canadian history, Nationalism--Political aspects, Nationalism--Social aspects, War memorials--History, War memorials--Political aspects, World War I, 1914-1918--Casualties
...bearing, accompanies his stress on the memorials nationalist implications. This weld...civic cults alike sacralized the memorial, continuing the wartime process...discourse in play at the time of the memorials conception and appearance--that I now seek to define. The Vimy memorial functions not only as a mnemonic...Life, 1950. Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission. Canadian Battlefields Memorials. Ottawa: F.A. Ackland, 1929...
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The US Black Revolt Began on the Cotton Plantations, Not at the Lincoln Memorial
Magazine article by Darcus Howe; New Statesman, Vol. 132, September 8, 2003
Subjects: Civil rights movements--History, Civil rights movements--Political aspects, King, Martin Luther, Jr.--Political activity, Race discrimination--History, Race discrimination--Political aspects
...revolt began on the cotton plantations, not at the Lincoln Memorial. by Darcus Howe We live in an age of celebrity...piece of oratory, delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC 40 years ago, have eclipsed one...
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Wwii Memorial: One Step Closer to Reality
Magazine article by Tim Dyhouse; VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine, Vol. 88, December 2000
Subjects: Design, Memorials & monuments, Veterans, Washington DC, World War II
...editorial that the memorials design appears at first...axial views from the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington...chairman of ABMCs WWII Memorial Site and Design Committee...two-thirds of the memorials site will remain grass...dramatic vista between the Lincoln Memorial, next to the Reflecting...
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Magazine article by Arthur C. Danto; The Nation, Vol. 241, August 31, 1985
Subjects: Monuments, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C.--Criticism and interpretation, War memorials--Criticism and interpretation, Washington, D.C.
...remember, and build memorials so that we shall never...Washington Monument but the Lincoln Memorial. Monuments commemorate...myths of beginnings. Memorials ritualize remembrance...like fireworks. The Lincoln Memorial, even if on a rise...
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Art: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Magazine article by Arthur C. Danto; The Nation, Vol. 241, August 31, 1985
Subjects: Lin, Maya Ying--Criticism and interpretation, Monuments, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C.--Criticism and interpretation, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, War memorials--Social aspects
...remember, and build memorials so that we shall never...Washington Monument but the Lincoln Memorial. Monuments commemorate...myths of beginnings. Memorials ritualize remembrance...like fireworks. The Lincoln Memorial, even if on a rise...
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The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington, D.c.: a Monument for the New Century
Magazine article by Dennis Montagna; Army, Vol. 53, July 2003
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S (1822-85), Historic buildings & sites, Memorials & monuments, Presidents, Shrady, Henry Merwin, Shrines, Washington DC
...Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial and is the most prominently...suggesting this placement of memorials to the wartime President...monuments to Grant and Lincoln terminate its east...century. While the Lincoln Memorial has risen to national...
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newspaper articles on: Lincoln Memorial  - 3019 results

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Legacy of Writer Carved in Stone on Lincoln Memorial; Cortissoz Tribute to Fallen President
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 15, 2007
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--Appreciation, President of the United States
...Writer Carved in Stone on Lincoln Memorial; Cortissoz Tribute...with that of Abraham Lincoln or indeed with anything...anywhere else in the memorial. That was fine with...contribution to the Lincoln Memorial. * John Lockwood...
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Marble Angel Mourns 3 Brothers; Work by Lincoln Memorial Sculptor Widely Acclaimed
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 8, 2009
Subjects: Melvin, James
...Brothers; Work by Lincoln Memorial Sculptor Widely Acclaimed...enigmatic Civil War memorials found above or below...argues that the Melvin Memorial is the single most...included in the Melvin Memorials monument dedication...originally intended for a memorial to Union soldiers from...1922 dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. After viewing...
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Memorial to Mark King's Speech; Will Be Etched into the Site on Lincoln Monument Step
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 20, 2003
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Memorial to mark Kings speech; Will be etched into the site on Lincoln monument step Byline...the marble step of the Lincoln Memorial on which Mr...speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where King gave his...
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Unity Triumphs in Design Decision: World War II Memorial Will Be Built on Mall between Washington, Lincoln
Newspaper article by Jayson T. Blair; The Washington Times, January 18, 1997
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
...design decision: World War II Memorial will be built on Mall between Washington, Lincoln by Jayson T. Blair The proposed...Mall, directly between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington...the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial." The memorial...
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Memorials Arepowerful, Whether for Lincoln, Soldiers or Brother -BYLN-
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 9, 2011
Subjects: Soldiers
Memorials Arepowerful, Whether for Lincoln, Soldiers or Brother -BYLN-. Trekking to the Lincoln Memorial on the first sticky, steamy night of...you see the man emerge from the myth. Lincoln looks imposing yet tired, strong yet...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lincoln Memorial  - 35 results

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Lincoln Memorial
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LINCOLN MEMORIAL monument, 107 acres (45 hectares), in Potomac Park, Washington...the time of Lincolns death. Inside the building is a heroic statue of Lincoln by Daniel Chester French and two murals by Jules Guerin...
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LINCOLN BOYHOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL see National Parks and Monuments (table). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL war memorial in Washington, D.C., built 1982. Designed by the American...drawing more annual visitors than the Washington Monument or the Lincoln Memorial . Two nearby sculptures also honor those who served in the...
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Arlington Memorial Bridge
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE granite and concrete bridge across the Potomac River connecting the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C., with Arlington National Cemetery, N Va.; built 1926 32...
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL 1,278 acres (518 hectares), SW...presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. The sculpture...finished later that year by his son Lincoln. In all, it took 14 years to complete...
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