Thanks to a $500,000 award established by Lincoln Financial Foundation in 2005, a little bit of presidential history resides in Connecticut. Given to the Greater Hartford Arts Council in cooperation with Riverfront Recapture, Lincoln’s award helped create a Sculpture Walk along the Connecticut River in Hartford and East Hartford capturing the life and values of Abraham Lincoln. The open-air setting of the Riverfront is the perfect venue for truly public art celebrating the legacy of our 16th president. The park’s 860,000 annual visitors combine recreation and leisure with appreciation of one or more of the Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk’s 16 notable works, confirming that art not only entertains and enlightens, but also educates. In a wonderful symbiosis of nature, community, and art, these pieces help to draw people to the Connecticut River and inspire curiosity and learning about one of the towering figures in American history.
