Daniel
Chester French:
Transforming a Nation Through Sculpture
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.
The exhibition is supported by resources that describe contemporary and historic public sculpture and sculpture conservation. Visitors can use interactive programs, gain online access to the National Inventory of American Sculpture, and a video presentation about the sculptural process. Adjacent to the exhibition is the Museum Shop, which offers reproductions of French's work, plus a variety of gifts, stationery, toys and books.
