The New York herald., 1922-05-31
NEW LINCOLN SHRINE HAS PATRIOTIC DEDICATION

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in diameter and eleven feet above the
ground. On the outer edge of this are
planted four concentric rows of trees,
leaving a plateau In the center 255
feet in diameter.
In Center of Plateau.
In the center of this plateau, sur
rounded by a wide roadway and walks,
rises an eminence supporting a rec
tangular stone terrace 256 feet long,
1876 feet wide and IA feet high. 1t is
on this terrace that the marble mem
orial rises. All the foundations of the
steps. terraces and memorial are built
on concrete piling
The total height of the structure
above grade is 122 feet. The outside
of the memorial hall is "a feet wide
and 156 feet long and the design of 1t
is Doric.
The central hail. where the statue
stands. is 90 feet wide. 20 feet long
and 60 feet high. The halls where
the memorials and Lincoln's speeches
are placed are 81 feet wide, 81 feet
long and so feet high. The interior
columns are Ionic and so feet high.
The marble used in the structure came
from the heart of the Rocky Noun
tains.
The figure of Lincoln is of Georgia
marble, the PEDESTAL and base of Ten
nessee marble. The statue and its
pedestal are 80 feet high and the fig
IRE of Lincoln 10 feet high from the
top of his head TO the sole Of his ex-
pansive boot. The head of Lincoln
measures 3 feet in height drawn to
an exact proportion. Mr.. French has
tried to represent Abraham Lincoln
as the great war President mentally
and physically capable of bringing the
nation through the great civil con-
fict.
Seated In Great Armchair.
Lincoln is shown seated in great
armchair 1914 feet high, over the back
If which a flag is draped. The boot is
3h feet long and is s feet from the
sole Of 1t to the kneecap. Mr.. French
was engaged four years in making his
study of Lincoln. Experts who have
seen it declare that it is one of the
most impressive figures ever repro
duced in stone. The statue was cut
by Piccirilli Brothers of New York
city. 1t took them many months to
do it.
| The interior of the memorial is
| lighted through translucent panels Of
marble and by the opening from
which the brooding eyes of Lincoln
look upon the world.
The decorations by Jules Guerin
representing Emancipation and Re-
union are on canvas, each piece of
which weighs 900 pounds. Each can
vas is 6 feet long and 12 feet wide.
/ The figures are Sk feet high. There
are forty-eight figures In the two
panels.
| The decorations are pronounced by
Mr.. Guerin to be absolutely weather
proof, the paint being mixed with
white wax and kerosene. Chemically
it is similar to the wax found in the
tombs of the kings of Egypt.
| The decorations are fixed to the
walls with a mixture of white lead
and varnish. The decoration of the
south wall represents the emancipa-
ton of the race; the subordinate
groups portraying civilization and
progress. The decoration on the north
wall represents the Union and the
progress in the arts and sciences. The
| decorations in the Memorial typify in
allegory the principles evident in the
life Of Lincoln. There are six groups
in a grove, each group having for a
background cypress trees, the emblem
Of eternity.
Giving Freedom and Liberty.
The decoration above the Gettys-
bury address typifies Freedom and
Liberty. The angel of truth is shown
giving Freedom and Liberty to a
slave from whose arms and feet the
shackles of bondage are falling.
The left group represents Justice
and Law. The right group represents
Immortality. The central figure Of this
is being crowned with a laurel wreath
The standing figures are Faith, Hope
and Charity. On each side is vessel
OF wine and vessel Of oil. the SYM
bols of everlasting life.
The decoration above the second in
aug-ural address shows the Angel of
Truth Joining the hands of the laurel
crowned figures of the North and the
South. signifying Unity, and her pro-
tecting wings ennobling the arts of
painting, philosophy, music, architec-
ture. chemistry. literature and sculp-
/ ture.
\ Immediately behind the figure of
Music is the yelled figure of the F'u-
ture. The left group typifes Fra
ternity. holding within her encircling
arms a man and woman. the symbols
of the family developing tho abund-
ance OF the earth. The right group
represents Charity attended by her
hand maidens and giving the water
of life to the halt. the blind and car
ing for the orphans. The Memorial
cost s2,s39, 720. which was appropriated
by Congress.
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