Original: The figures were carved by 11 different sculptors . French was also the designer of the two allegorical figures Brooklyn and Manhattan currently flanking the museum 's entrance ( created in 1916 for the Brooklyn approach to the Manhattan Bridge , relocated to the museum in 1963 ) .
Simplified: Daniel Chester French , the man who made the Lincoln Memorial , made two allegorical figures , Brooklyn and Manhattan ( carved in 1916 , and moved to the museum in 1963 ) , and of the figures on the building .