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Abraham Lincoln wax statue headless after melting in scorching DC heat
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June 27, 2024
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0:49Now PlayingA wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln sitting outside of a Washington D.C. elementary school is headless after it began melting during a punishing heatwave that had temperatures in the 100s.
Artist Sandy Williams IV created the 6-foot tall and 3,000-pound replica of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the “40 Acres: Camp Barker” exhibit at Camp Barker, a contraband camp during the Civil War that is now the site of an elementary school.
“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,” Cultural DC, which commissioned the project, wrote in an update on its site.
However, the record-level heat caused Lincoln to slump in his char more than anticipated, Cultural DC noted.
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