Daniel Chester French in his studio
The Norman Rockwell Museum has opened an exhibition about Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial.
John C. Johansen (Danish-American, 1876-1964) Daniel Chester French in the Chesterwood Studio, 1926
The Museum partnered with nearby Chesterwood, the home and studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French, to assemble a trove of sculptural maquettes and artwork that detail how the memorial was conceived and executed.
John Russell Pope (1874-1937) Design proposal for a Monument to Abraham Lincoln
(Mayan temple style), 1912.
One of the initial ideas for the building to house the memorial shows a stepped pyramid at the end of the Mall.
I’m represented by a grisaille sketch I did at the location, the first time I saw the impressive monument.
The other rooms of the museum are filled with extraordinary paintings by Norman Rockwell.
Norman Rockwell Museum