Public art - Kris

Question of the week: London's full of public artworks - do you have a favourite?

"Did you know that there is a statue of Lincoln in Parliament Square? Most people are surprised by this nugget of information, as there aren't any statues to British Prime Ministers erected around the Capitol in Washington DC. (There is one statue of Churchill, but it is at the British Embassy...)

I like the fact that there is, in fact, a special relationship between Britain and the US, and this statue represents that to me, in a small way.

The statue itself is a replica of one in Lincoln Park in Chicago (sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens), and was erected in 1920, with a ceremony involving the American Ambassador and David Lloyd George, who was Prime Minister at the time.

Go and take a look at it - it's really something. And It's always nice to know that there's a little bit of US culture in the heart of London."
- Kris

(see also these posts for more favourite sculptures)

* Photo by US Embassy, London, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.