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Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931) is well known as the sculptor who created the massive statue of Abraham Lincoln which sits in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. However, French created hundreds of other scuptures, many of which hold a great fascination for me. Part of my pluralistic life is to enjoy and be inspired by a variety of artist expressions among which gothic cathedral architecture in France (1150-1350) and French's sculpture figure prominently.

In an effort to bring French's work to a wider audience, I have embarked upon a project to visit and photograph French's scluptures in their current setting (in situ). These photos will be posted on this page as I have time to visit the monuments and get the images uploaded. I am not a professional photographer, and I take these images with my digital camera. But I think these images will give viewers an idea of the magnificence of French's artwork, and that viewers will also want to seek out the original works. For each sculpture, I have uploaded several images of a reasonable size for quick and easy web browser loading.

Follow the link below to Daniel Chester French's home and studio at Chesterwood in Stockbridge, Massachuetts, for a link to the Chesterwood official website that has a great deal more information about French, including a new resource: photos and commentary on the "barn gallery" at Chesterwood which contains models and information on many of French's work. Chesterwood offers a downloadable WORD document of major outdoor and selected indoor works of Daniel Chester French that is very helpful for those wishing to locate and view his work.

The Wikipedia article on Daniel Chester French also has useful biographical material and a list of some of his works. Author Dianne Durante has a website (and blog), ForgottenDelights.com that is a companion to her new book, Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide, which includes information about several works of French that are in New York City.

Click on an image or link below to go to a page with multiple images of works by Daniel Chester French.

	Daniel Chester French: Chesterwood. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's summer home and studio, "Chesterwood," located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: "The St. Paul's School War Memorial" ("Death and Youth"). Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's, "The St. Paul's School War Memorial" ("Death and Youth"), located at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire.
	Daniel Chester French: "Abraham Lincoln" at the "Lincoln Memorial". Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, found in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
	Daniel Chester French: The Republic. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, "The Republic", found at Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois.
	Daniel Chester French: The Melvin Memorial. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, the "Melvin Memorial," found at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: Mourning Victory. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, "Mourning Victory," based on the "Melvin Memorial," found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York.
	Daniel Chester French: "The Samuel F. Dupont Memorial" ("Sea, Wind and Sky"). Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's Samuel F. Dupont Memorial, found at Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.
	Daniel Chester French: "The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial". Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial, found at Longfellow Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
	Daniel Chester French: "The Joseph Hooker Monument". Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's, "The Joseph Hooker Monument" located at the State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: "Thomas Starr King". Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's, "Thomas Starr King" located in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.
	Daniel Chester French: "Wendell Phillips". Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's, "Wendell Phillips" located in the Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: "Head of Victory" (First Division Memorial). Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's, "Head of Victory" (First Division Memorial) located in the Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: The "George Robert White Memorial" ('Angel of Peace'). Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, the "George Robert White Memorial" ('Angel of Peace') found in Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain (near Boston), Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: The Concord Minuteman. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, "The Concord Minuteman," found at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: Ralph Waldo Emerson. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's bust and sculpture of Ralph Waldo Emerson, located in the Concord Free Library, Concord, Massachuetts.
	Daniel Chester French: The Milmore Memorial. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's , "Milmore Memorial," located at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain (near Boston), Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: The Angel of Death and the Sculptor. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, "The Angel of Death and the Sculptor," after his "Milmore Memorial," found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York.
	Daniel Chester French: John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, "John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial," located at the intersection of Boylston Street and Westland Avenues, Boston, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: Memory. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's sculpture, "Memory," found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York.
	Daniel Chester French: Richard Morris Hunt Memorial. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's monument, "Richard Morris Hunt Memorial" located on the east side of Central Park, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 70th and 71st Streets in New York City.
	Daniel Chester French: The John Harvard Monument. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's monument, "The John Harvard Monument," located in Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: Continents (Asia, America, Europe, Africa). Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's monuments, "Continents," consisting of four separate statues titled, "Asia," "America," "Europe" and "Africa" located at the Old Custom House, New York City.
	Daniel Chester French: Brooklyn and Manhattan. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's monuments "Brooklyn" and "Manhattan" located at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.
	Daniel Chester French: Alma Mater. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's monument, "Alma Mater," located at Columbia University, New York City.
	Daniel Chester French: "The Spirit of Life". Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's "The Spirit of Life" located at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: "Spirit of the Waters". Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's "Spirit of the Waters" located at the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: The "George Robert White Memorial" ('Casting Bread Upon the Waters'). Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's monument, The "George Robert White Memorial" ('Casting Bread Upon the Waters'), located in the Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: Public Drinking Fountain ("Chief Konkapot"). Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's "Public Drinking Fountain" ("Chief Konkapot") located on the Town Park Village Green in Lee, Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: The Slocum Memorial. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's , "Slocum Memorial," located at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain (near Boston), Massachusetts.
	Daniel Chester French: The Clark Memorial. Gateway to images of Daniel Chester French's , "Clark Memorial," located at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain (near Boston), Massachusetts.