Lincoln Goodale Monument

Lincoln Goodale
Lincoln Goodale
	The memorial in 2018
Artist	John Quincy Adams Ward (sculpture); Richard Morris Hunt (base);
Year	1888
Subject	Lincoln Goodale
Location	Columbus, Ohio, United States
	39°58′28.3″N 83°00′19.8″W / 39.974528°N 83.005500°W
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	June 4, 1980
Part of	Near Northside Historic District
Reference no.	80003001

The Lincoln Goodale Monument^[1] (also known as Dr. Lincoln Goodale, the Goodale Monument, Lincoln Goodale, and Memorial to Lincoln Goodale, M.D.), is an 1888 bust depicting the physician of the same name, installed in Columbus, Ohio's Goodale Park, in the United States.^[2]

The work is a contributing part of the Near Northside Historic District, established in 1980.^[3]

Description and history

The bust, sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward, depicts Goodale wearing a suit and bow tie. It is made of bronze with green patina and measures approximately 3 feet (0.91 m) x 2 feet (0.61 m), 6 inches (15 cm) x 2 feet (0.61 m).^[2] The bust rests on a granite base measuring approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) x 10 feet (3.0 m) x 2 feet (0.61 m). The base was designed by Richard Morris Hunt.^[2]

There are several inscriptions. Two on the bust read "J.Q.A. WARD / Sculptor" and "CAST BY THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO. NEW YORK. 1888”.^[2] Another on the base reads: “LINCOLN / GOODALE”. A plaque on the base, donated on July 14, 1991, reads, “Lincoln Goodale 1782-1868 This bronze bust was created in 1888 by Ohio sculptor J.Q.A. Ward in memory of Dr. Lincoln Goodale, the area's first physician."^[2]

The memorial cost $5,470 and was commissioned and paid for by the city and executors of Goodale’s estate.^[2] It was designed in 1887 and dedicated on September 26, 1888. The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1992.^[2]