New exhibit debuts at Gettysburg's Visitor Center
"Abraham Lincoln: One Man, Two Views" recently unveiled
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 6/22/2010
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The amazing creative and visual journey taken by artists to represent Abraham Lincoln through sculpture is the focus of a new exhibit at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
The exhibit — “Abraham Lincoln: One Man, Two Views” — takes visitors on a visual journey through the creative process used by artist Ivan Schwartz of StudioEIS in Brooklyn, N.Y., to arrive at two bronze sculptures, “Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg,” which was installed last fall at the main entrance to the Museum and Visitor Center, and “Lincoln at President Lincoln’s Cottage,” in Washington, D.C.
“This exhibit is a wonderful complement to the museum,” said Barbara J. Finfrock, vice chairwoman of the Gettysburg Foundation. “Abraham Lincoln is such a powerful force in world history, and we are now able to offer visitors yet another look at this fascinating person.”
The exhibition explores the process of creating the sculpture from simple sketches to the final installation of the artwork. StudioEIS is also the creator of the bronze sculpture “Lincoln at President Lincoln’s Cottage” in Washington, D.C., Jefferson at Monticello, George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon and Dolley and James Madison at Montpelier.
Access to the “Abraham Lincoln: One Man, Two Views” exhibit is included with admission to the Cyclorama, Film and Museum Experience, available exclusively at the Center. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or by calling (877) 874-2478.
The exhibit will be on display at the Museum and Visitor Center through August.
To complement the “Abraham Lincoln — One Man, Two Views” exhibit, historian and Gettysburg Foundation Leadership Program Manager Sue Boardman will offer free public programs —“Lincoln in Granite and Bronze” — that will explore the history of Abraham Lincoln in sculpture. These programs will be held on Friday, June 25; Wednesday, July 7; Wednesday, July 14; Wednesday, Aug. 4; Wednesday, Aug. 18 and Wednesday, Sept. 1 in the Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center at the Visitor Center. All programs begin at 2 p.m.
The sculpture, “Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg,” and associated landscaping are the gifts of the late philanthropist Robert H. Smith. The environment for the sculpture outside the main entrance to the park’s Visitor Center was created by landscape architect Andrew Balderson of Donovan, Feola, Balderson & Associates of Montgomery Village, Md.
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