The Rhetorical Materiality of Casting Lincoln

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Brief Overview

A technique for assessing the material rhetoric of architecture is applied to memorials to Abraham Lincoln. This analysis reveals the interconnection of memorials, as well as competing views of Lincoln which challenge the ideal Lincoln.

Author

• Keith Gaddie, Texas Christian University