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"You're looking at what many consider the greatest sculpture of Abraham Lincoln ever made. And the sculptor cheated. Augustus Saint-Gaudens created this in 1887, and here's how he got it so accurate: he used a life mask. Another sculptor had made a plaster cast of Lincoln's actual face and hands back in 1860. Saint-Gaudens basically traced."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at Standing Lincoln
This is just one of 9 stops on the The Best Free Day in Chicago tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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