The Sculptor's Funeral

Episode 70 - Daniel Chester French

04.19.2017 - By Jason ArklesPlay

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Daniel Chester French is mostly remembered for sculpting the colossal Lincoln on the National Mall in Washington DC, but equally, he was America's master of memorials in the late 19th century. From the Minuteman to the Melvin Memorial, he produced works which helped promote the city beautiful movement far beyond the nation's capital.

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