A statue of Abraham Lincoln made of wax in Washington, D.C., partially melted over the weekend after temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
An artist’s masterpiece wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, which sits outside an elementary school in Washington, D.C., has partially melted due to the sweltering heat the region experienced last week. The artist, Sandy Williams IV, created the 6-foot wax replica of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the '40 Acres: Camp Barker' exhibit, which is also part of the artist’s Wax Monument series. The exhibit is at Camp Barker, which was a contraband camp during the Civil War.
Cultural DC commissioned the project, and this week the organization provided an update on the Lincoln sculpture. 'This 3,000-lb wax sculpture is intended to be burnt like a candle and to change over time, but this wild heat has done a number on Lincoln,' the statement read, noting that the congealing point for the wax used, or the point where it begins to harden or melt, is 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
All that wax is leannnnnnnning back under the weight of 2024 and the state of our warming planet,' the statement read. The organization added that its staff removed Lincoln’s head, so it did not fall and break. For now, the group is working to determine the next steps for the exhibit.
The exhibition of wax replica sculptures also includes those of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, and Thomas Jefferson.
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