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People
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First Name
for nav purposes
Daniel
Last Name
for nav purposes
French
Birth Date
4/20/1850
Birthplace
Exeter, New Hampshire
Death Date
10/7/1931
Occupation
Artist
Biographical Text
Daniel Chester French was born in Essex, New Hampshire. French’s father, Henry Flagg French, was a lawyer, judge, and federal official. In 1867, when French was 17, the family moved to Concord, Massachusetts, where they were neighbors with influential artists and authors, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Louisa May Alcott. Although he had little formal training as a young man, French was able to study with a number of accomplished artists, both in the United States and in Europe. <br /><br />French’s first major commission was a statue for the city of Concord to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The statue, titled 'Minute Man,' was well received, and became so famous that it was featured on war bonds during World War I. After living for two years in Italy, French moved to Washington, DC in 1876 and set up a studio near the Capitol. In 1890, he returned to Europe again to study with <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/146">Augustus Saint-Gaudens</a> in Paris. On his return, he and his wife, Mary Adams French, moved to New York City, where he lived for the rest of his life. <br /><br />In 1914, French was selected by the Lincoln Memorial Committee to create the sculpture of Lincoln for a memorial on the National Mall. French resigned as chairman of the Fine Arts Commission, which would be involved in reviewing any design choices for the monument, in order to accept the commission.<br /><br />Mary and Daniel French purchased a summer house in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1896. Daniel died there in 1931 at the age of 81.
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Title
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Daniel Chester French
Source
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Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004671901/">View original.</a>
Coverage
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1890-1919
1920-1949
Description
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French was a sculptor whose best-known work in Washington, DC, is the statue of President Abraham Lincoln inside the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">Lincoln Memorial.</a> He also sculpted the statue of Victory which tops the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/129">First Division Monument </a>in President’s Park. From 1910-1915, French served as one of the first members of the US Commission for Fine Arts, which reviews new construction in Washington for design and aesthetics. This commission carried on the work of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/179">Senate Park Commission</a> who designed the Mall. One of French’s good friends and mentor, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/146">Augustus Saint-Gaudens,</a> was a member of that Commission.
Creator
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Daniel Chester French
arts & culture
building the mall
design & monuments
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Place
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Type
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Monuments
Physical Description
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A tall granite pillar with a figure representing Victory at the top. Bronze plates list the names of 5,599 men of the First Division killed in World War I.
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Title
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First Division Monument
Description
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The First Division Monument, funded by the Society of the First Division, was first created to remember First Division soldiers who died while serving in World War I. The Monument, designed by Cass Gilbert and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/501">Daniel Chester French</a>, was dedicated in 1924. Since then, additions to the monument have been built to commemorate service in World War II, Vietnam War, and Desert Storm. Cass Gilbert Jr., son of the original sculptor, designed the World War II addition.
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/thc/item/thc1995013277/pp/">View original</a>.
Date
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1924
Coverage
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1920-1949
Creator
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Cass Gilbert
Cass Gilbert Jr
Daniel Chester French
design & monuments
military history
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Width
800
Height
635
Bit Depth
8
Channels
1
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
The structure is 189.7 by 118.5 feet, is 99 feet tall, and surrounded by 107 acres. Features a classical design with 36 fluted Doric columns made of Colorado Yule marble.
Location
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38°53′21.48″N 77°3′0.40″W
Type
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Memorials
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Title
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Lincoln Memorial
Description
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<p>Constructed between 1914 and 1922, the Lincoln Memorial consists of a large, columned, classically inspired structure with a statue of Lincoln in the interior. Inscribed on the interior walls are Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address and his <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/493">Gettysburg Address</a>. The site has become a frequent stage for the civil rights demonstrations. African American opera singer <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/76">Marian Anderson</a> <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/101">performed there</a> after being barred from performing at then segregated Constitution Hall in 1939. In 1963 <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/90">Martin Luther King, Jr.</a> gave his <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/190">"I Have a Dream" speech</a> from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/35">steps of the Lincoln Memorial</a>.</p>
Creator
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Henry Bacon
Daniel Chester French
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002695614/">View original</a>.
Date
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05/30/1922 (Dedicated)
Coverage
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1890-1919
1920-1949
design & monuments
politics & protest