We just learned about the statue of Nathan Hale by Frederick William MacMonnies.
Another famous American sculpture is the statue of Abraham Lincoln made by Daniel Chester French in 1920.
French was born in New Hampshire, but later moved to Massachussets where he met some famous artists and was training how to sculpt.
He later went to Florence Italy to help learn from other famous sculptors.
Through his life he made a few other sculptures of Abraham Lincoln that people really liked, so he was chosen to make the most famous statue of Lincoln in Washington D.C.
He started the sculpture in 1914, and it took him 6 years to finish.
The statue is 30 feet tall, is made of 28 blocks of marble, and weighs 170 tons.
Lincoln is sitting in a chair, staring straight ahead looking serious.
There is an American flag over the sides and back of the chair.
(from: wikipedia - abraham lincoln (lincoln memorial))
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