Part I
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The Library of Congress “American sculptor Daniel Chester French was born in Exeter, New Hampshire on April 20, 1850. His colossal seated figure of Abraham Lincoln presides over the Lincoln Memorial. Reared in Cambridge and Concord, Massachusetts, he was embraced by members of the Transcendentalist community including Ralph Waldo Emerson. Author and fellow Concord resident Louisa May Alcott encouraged young French to pursue a career as an artist. Louisa’s sister, artist May Alcott, was his early teacher. French studied in Boston and New York prior to receiving his first commission for the 1875 statue The Minute Man. Standing near the North Bridge in Concord, in the Minute Man National Historical Park, this work commemorates events at the North Bridge, the site of ‘the shot heard ’round the world.’ An American icon, images derivative of The Minute Man statue appeared on defense bonds, stamps, and posters during World War II.” |
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Log24 on the anniversary of
Lincoln’s assassination —
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Saturday, April 14, 2007 4:30 AM The Sun Also Sets, or… This Way to
the Egress Continued from April 12: “I have only come here
— Robert Stone, |
Log24 entry of
November 7, 2003 —
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— and a
student play from
Virginia Tech:
Part V:
Symmetry
for Beavis and Butt-Head
and
The Rhetoric of Scientism:
It’s a very ancient saying,
But a true and honest thought,
That if you become a teacher,
By your pupils you’ll be taught.
— Oscar Hammerstein,
“Getting to Know You”