Lincoln the Frontiersman - 1944
This statue, created by Avard T. Fairbanks, Ph.D., sculptor, in 1944. It depicts the youthful Lincoln astride fallen logs holding an axe. It was commissioned as part of a will from a teacher at the Ewa Sugar Company Plantation in Hawaii.
It was modeled to heroic size at the Avard Fairbanks Studio in Old University Hall on the University of Michigan Campus. Subsequently, it was cast in bronze and shipped to Hawaii. It was prominently erected on the Ewa Plantation, which is close to Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. The axe in Lincoln’s hand is a period tool that was used to split rails for making fences.
A small working model of Lincoln the Frontiersman is available.
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Artwork Medium
- All reproduced sculptured works of Avard T. Fairbanks are postmortem.
- The mediums are Bronze, cast Stone, Marble, or Resin. Produced from the sculptor’s original model, each bronze casting is professionally produced and followed throughout the casting process by one of Avard T. Fairbanks’ original assistants (his son).
- This includes retouching the wax, chasing the bronze, and selecting the patina to ensure that each piece is of museum collectable quality.
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Artwork pricing still being determined, email if interested.
Historical Website External Source
Abraham Lincoln Statue at Ewa Elementary School - Ewa Beach, Hawaii
https://www.presidentsusa.net/lincolnhawaii.htmlHistorical Website External Source
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
Audio Tour
https://www.usu.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions/audio-tours/sculpture-walk/lincoln