Daniel
Chester French:
Transforming a Nation Through Sculpture
New for 2001, Chesterwood's Barn Gallery Exhibition is called Daniel Chester French, Transforming a Nation Through Sculpture. A showcase of important works that evoke the breadth and scope of French's career, the exhibition is designed to dramatize the scale and proportion of these four core monuments:
- The Minute Man at 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.
The exhibition is supported by resources that describe contemporary and historic public sculpture and sculpture conservation. Visitors can utilize interactive programs, online access to the National Inventory of American Sculpture and a video presentation about the sculptural process. Adjacent to the exhibition is our new Museum Shop, which offers reproductions of French's work, plus a variety of gifts, stationery, toys and books.
