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Henry Bacon’s Early Sketches of the Lincoln Memorial

Two early sketches by Henry Bacon, the architect of the Lincoln Memorial, dug up at the Library of Congress. Both drawings are shown here.

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Henry Bacon sketch of the Lincoln Memorial
A design drawing shows a seated Lincoln statue within the memorial’s interior. Source: Library of Congress.

Check out these great drawings that we dug up at the Library of Congress. These two sketches are early drawings by Henry Bacon, the architect of the Lincoln Memorial.

Henry Bacon sketch of the Lincoln Memorial
Henry Bacon sketch of the Lincoln Memorial (Library of Congress)
Henry Bacon sketch of the Lincoln Memorial
Henry Bacon sketch of the Lincoln Memorial (Library of Congress)
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