Lincoln Memorial

In honor of Presidents Day, here's an ink wash drawing that I did in Washington, DC of the Lincoln Memorial.

One urban legend about Daniel Chester French's sculpture is that the hands spell out Abraham Lincoln's initials in sign language. Lincoln's left hand supposedly forms an "A" while the right hand forms an "L."

Although the Park Service denies the story, it's possible that French did indeed intend it, because French had a deaf son and he was familiar with sign language. He might have wanted to honor Lincoln's support of Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf.
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Wikipedia: Lincoln Memorial