About the Artwork
Abraham Lincoln: The Man
modeled 1884-87, cast between 1913 and 1917
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Artist) American, 1848 - 1907 Tiffany Studios (Foundry) American, 1902-1932
Bronze
Overall: 40 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 28 3/4 inches (102.2 × 41.3 × 73 cm)
Sculpture
American Art before 1950
Gift of Mrs. Walter O. Briggs
52.246
Public Domain
Markings
Signed and dated, on right edge of base: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Sculptor MDCCCLXXXVII
Signed and dated, on right edge of base: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Sculptor MDCCCLXXXVII
Provenance
By 1922, purchased by Henry M. Leland (1843-1932) (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
By descent to his son, Wilfred C. Leland (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1952, purchased for the Detroit Institute of Arts by Mrs. Walter O. Briggs (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1952, Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Cortissoz, Royal. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Boston, 1907, p. 53.
Hind, C. Lewis. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1908, p. 39 (ill.).
Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Exh. cat., The Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh, 1909, no. 38.
Memorial Exhibit. Exh. cat., Art Association of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, 1909, no. 43.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, ed. The Reminiscences of Augusts Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1913, Vol. 1, pp. 312, 332, 350, 355.
"School Children May Win Voting Trophy," The Detroiter (July 19, 1926): p. 6.
Bullard, F. Lauriston. Lincoln in Marble and Bronze. Springfield, IL, 1953, pp. 73-86.
“Family Art Game.” DIA Advertising Supplement. Detroit News/Detroit Free Press (April 18, 1982): p. 28 (ill.).
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Augustus Saint-Gaudens; Tiffany Studios, Abraham Lincoln: The Man, modeled 1884-87, cast between 1913 and 1917, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Walter O. Briggs, 52.246.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback![Abraham Lincoln: The Man](https://dia.widen.net/content/g1mwsvcdur/webp/52.246-S1.webp?quality=100)
![Abraham Lincoln: The Man](https://dia.widen.net/content/g1mwsvcdur/webp/52.246-S1.webp?w=500&quality=75)