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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Daniel Chester French resigned from the United States Commission of Fine Arts to create his most famous public sculpture, Abraham Lincoln (pictured)?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 04:07, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French

... that Daniel Chester French created 92 public sculptures over his 60 year career?
- ALT1:... that Daniel Chester French resigned from the United States Commission of Fine Arts to create his most famous public sculpture, Abraham Lincoln (pictured)?
- ALT2:... that all but two of Daniel Chester French's public sculptures are in the United States?
- ALT3:... that Daniel Chester French's final public sculpture, the Daniel Webster Memorial, was completed by Margaret French Cresson after his death?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ty Jordan
Comment: Pictures of Daniel Chester French and Margaret French Cresson can be used as well. I just thought that Abraham Lincoln was most striking

Moved to mainspace by Guerillero (talk). Self-nominated at 16:58, 3 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Comment Without context, "Public works" normally means drains and bridges, doesn't it? Certainly in the UK, where we used to have a Ministry of Works. Better to use "public sculptures" here, & I'd rename the article too. Johnbod (talk) 17:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Done --Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 20:37, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Article length and age are fine (moved to main-space on the same day of DYK nomination), no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used throughout. Hook length within limit and facts are cited in the article. Image is good and in public domain with no licensing concerns. Good to go with ALT1 and the image. — Amkgp 💬 16:07, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Curious why this list focuses on public sculptures, as opposed to List of sculptures by Daniel Chester French or similar? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:05, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Another Believer: This does not include the busts and other sculptures (such as Statue of Lewis Cass) that were created for private and institutional collections. This is just the public art. --In actu (Guerillero) ^{Parlez Moi} 15:44, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]