Springfield's Sculptures, Monuments, and Plaques by Carl Volkmann

Springfield's Sculptures, Monuments, and Plaques by Carl Volkmann

Author:Carl Volkmann
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing


In 1988, the Elwood Commandery No. 6, a Masonic organization, originally placed this tribute to Springfield’s fallen police officers and fire fighters on Union Square. When the square was updated to accommodate visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield police and firefighter unions paid to replace the deteriorated plaque, and the memorial was moved to its present location on the Howarth Plaza on Seventh Street.

Two gifts to the city of Springfield from the board of directors of the Old Capitol Art Fair stand adjacent to Lincoln Library, Springfield’s public library. Abstract Lincoln (left) was unveiled on November 21, 1976, at the Capitol Avenue entrance of the library. Selected from 22 competitors, the bronze sculpture was an attempt by the artist, Abbott Pattison, to link the historic Abraham Lincoln to the lines and shapes of the contemporary building. Celebration by Eugene Horvath (below) stands on a grassy area just east of the library. The artist was commissioned in 1986 to create the steel structure in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Old Capitol Art Fair.



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