Chesterwood is the country home, studio and gardens of Daniel Chester
French (1850-1931) sculptor of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the 
Memorial in Washington, DC, and The Minute Man, Concord, MA. The 
buildings are furnished with American and European decorative arts and 
paintings collected by the sculptor. Woodland walks featuring mountain 
vistas and perennial gardens are French's own design. The Studio has 
a standard-gauge railroad track used to roll large sculpture outdoors for 
viewing in natural light. The museum holds what is probably the largest 
single collection of work by any American sculptor.

  
  
Chesterwood is a member of Gardens of the Berkshires.
Visit the web site:  www.gardensoftheberkshires.org.

Permanent Exhibition in the Barn Gallery
Daniel Chester French: 
Sculpting an American Vision

On exhibit in the Barn Gallery is a showcase of 
important works that evoke the breadth and scope 
of French's career, as well as dramatize the scale 
and proportion of these four core monuments:

The Minute Man, Concord, Massachusetts 1875
The Continents, United States Custom House, New York, 1906
Samuel F. Dupont Memorial, the fountain at Dupont Circle, Washington DC, 1921
Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, 1922

The exhibit explores Daniel Chester French's creative process, 
his style and the social context for his work.

Chesterwood, a National and Massachusetts Historic Landmark, is a National Trust Historic Site. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a non-profit membership organization providing leadership, education, advocacy and resources to a national network of people, organizations and local communities committed to saving places, connecting us to our history and collectively shaping the future of America's stories. Visit www.PreservationNation.org.