Lincoln Memorial

LINCOLN MEMORIAL AT WATERFRONT PARK

The Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park uses sculptural elements, artistic expression, and Abraham Lincoln’s own words to convey Lincoln’s lifelong ties to Kentucky and the state’s influence on his life. The memorial offers glimpses of different stages of Lincoln’s life, including:

• His childhood in Kentucky

• His political and social rise

• The impact of the Civil War on Lincoln, his family, and  the nation

• The roots of his abhorrence of slavery

The Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park was dedicated on June 4, 2009. The $2.3 million Memorial was funded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the family of Harry

S. Frazier, Jr., and the Kentucky Historical Society/Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. It features a 12 ft. statue of Abraham Lincoln seated on a

rock, holding a book and looking out over the Ohio River. His top hat and two books are on the rock beside him.

Louisville artist Ed Hamilton sculpted Lincoln and conceived the four bas reliefs that line the path into the site, which feature four scenes that represent stories of

Lincoln’s life-long ties to Kentucky. Ed received significant assistance on the first three bas reliefs from another local artist, Juliet Ehrlich. The fourth bas relief, “Slavery and Emancipation,” was the sole work of Hamilton.

source:
http://www.louisvillewaterfront.com/projects/lincoln/lincoln%20memorial%20visitor's%20guiPde.pdf

Photos by Mary C Smith