Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) : General context view looking west over the Reflecting Pool, from just west of the Washington Monument

Creator:
Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924
French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931
Published/Created:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1914-1922
Date Depicted:
4/1/1997
1900 AD - 1949 AD
Materials:
limestone
marble
Notes:
The Lincoln Memorial, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor 16th President Abraham Lincoln. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln.
Topics:
Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Greek Revival
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
1A2-US-DC-LM-A1
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
memorials (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders construction buildings; memorials topographical views; flagpole
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Base Collection
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/1/1997
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4152
OID:
10096721
PID:
digcoll:1858151