Daniel Chester French
American sculptor (1850–1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, best known for his 1874 sculpture The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts, and his 1920 monumental statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Daniel Chester French | |
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 French in 1902 | |
| Born | April 20, 1850 Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1931 (aged 81) |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (no degree) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Abraham Lincoln |
| Movement | American Renaissance |
| Patron(s) | Hiram Powers, Thomas Ball |
