Abraham Lincoln: The Hoosier Youth, Bronze sculpture in Fort Wayne, United States.
The statue depicts young Abraham Lincoln seated on a tree stump, wearing a handmade shirt and buckskin trousers, holding a book with an ax beside him.
Created by Paul Manship in 1932 for the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company headquarters, the bronze statue stands 12.5 feet tall on a designed pedestal.
Four bronze allegorical reliefs on the pedestal represent essential traits linked to Lincoln's character: Charity, Fortitude, Justice, and Patriotism.
The monument stands in the forecourt of the former Lincoln National Life Insurance Company building, accessible to visitors interested in presidential history.
The casting process took place at Compagnie des Bronzes in Brussels, Belgium, before final assembly in Manship's New York studio.
Accessibility: Wheelchair limited access
GPS coordinates: 41.07371,-85.13987
Latest update: March 13, 2025 18:28
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