A Monument's Conception But the definitive image of Abraham Lincoln is the statue at the Lincoln Memorial, where so many crucial moments in the country's history have taken place.

Forty-five feet below the iconic sculpture of former president Abraham Lincoln is the sketch of a woman suspected to be Theda Bara — a scandalous silent-film star from the time of the Memorial ...

The unanimous decision of the Boston Art Commission to remove the statue of Abraham Lincoln and a freed slave which memorializes emancipation is a reactionary assault on the progressive legacy of ...

The Lincoln Memorial Shrine at Smiley Park hosted its 51st open house, with Lincoln reenactor Robert Broski on hand to recite the slain president’s most famous speech, the Gettysburg Address.

Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of 'Team of Rivals,' and Michelle Krowl of the Library of Congress guide us through Lincoln's love for language--and how his gift for writing and oratory became one of ...

Exploring Chesterwood, Home of Lincoln Memorial Sculptor Daniel Chester French Left: Daniel Chester French with the six-foot model of the seated Abraham Lincoln in the Chesterwood Studio, 1925.

Placid. Peaceful. You could be forgiven for thinking, when you look at the benign figure of Abraham Lincoln, sitting on his throne at the Lincoln Memorial, that the 16th president of these United ...

The Lincoln Memorial has stood through pivotal moments in the nation's history. Here's what the country was facing when it first opened.

The memorial to President Abraham Lincoln was a sight to behold. A gleaming white, pyramid-shaped structure that resembled a giant cake with eight layers rising high above the Mall.

Daniel Chester French's solemn white marble sculpture of Lincoln has presided over history since its 1922 dedication. A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., looks at ...

He's on our pennies, our $5 bills and our postage stamps. But the definitive image of Abraham Lincoln is the statue at the Lincoln Memorial, where so many crucial moments in the country's history ...