Abe Lincoln reads on horseback.

Lincoln, Reading on Horseback

Officially named "Equestrian Lincoln (Lincoln the Itinerant Lawyer)" this young, studious, role-model version of the 16th President was sculpted by Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1963. The original bronze statue stood in front of the Illinois Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It proved so popular that several copies were made; this is one of them.

Huntington took care to sculpt the horse with its ribs showing to emphasize Abe's poverty. This is also one of the first President statues designed to stand at ground level, which at the time was seen as a daring departure from the usual hero-on-a-pedestal approach to presidential sculpture. The idea that its ennoblement of Abe's distracted driving/riding might be perceived as a horrible lesson did not occur to the people of the 1960s.

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Lincoln, Reading on Horseback

Address:: Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY
Directions:: On the campus of Syracuse University, across from the southeast corner of the Carrier Dome.

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