Complex sentence: The heroic bronze statue stands approximately tall and depicts Lincoln as a youthful frontiersman with a serious, reflective, and slightly melancholy expression--characteristics used to describe Lincoln's demeanor throughout his life.
Split into simpler sentences: The heroic bronze statue stands approximately tall and depicts Lincoln as a youthful frontiersman with an serious, reflective, and slightly melancholy expression. These characteristics were used to describe Lincoln's demeanor throughout his life.