Chesterwood’s Orientation Film (7 min.) Created by Eduardo Montes-Bradley / Heritage Film Project @montesbradley

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In April 1898, while construction of his new studio got underway, French was working on the design plans for the garden-- we're sure glad he did!-- as the garden is one of the most beloved spaces enjoyed by visitors today! ⁠ ⁠ Mark your calendars to
On this day in history, April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died after he was fatally shot the night before while he and his wife were attending a play at Ford’s Theatre. At the time, Daniel Chester French was just shy of his 15th birth
What a ✨️ relief ✨️ it's Friday! ⁠ ⁠ "Life, Time, and the Weaver" by Daniel Chester French for the Hazard Memorial, A rectangular bas-relief with three figures: two standing draped female figures facing a male seated at a weaving loom. Th
The Norway spruce here at Chesterwood was recently featured in "8 Great Trees to Visit at National Trust Historic Sites" by @savingplaces:⁠ 🌲⁠ In 1898, Daniel Chester French, American sculptor, planted a young Norway spruce at the northwes
In May 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in a segregated ceremony. Nearly 17 years later -- and 7 years afters after Daniel Chetser French's passing -- his statue and the Lincoln Memorial began to take on a new use and sense of meaning relatin
Anyone else finding it time for spring cleaning? 🧹 #behindthescenes . . . Image: a gloved hand gently dusts the maquette of for the seated Lincoln of the Lincoln Memorial at the Chesterwood Studio.

Chesterwood:
the GILDED-AGE home, studio and gardens of
America’s foremost PUBLIC MONUMENT SCULPTOR,
Daniel Chester French (1850-1931)

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