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1863 - George Grey Barnard was born 24th May in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago.
1883-1887 - He worked in P. T. Cavelier's atelier at Paris while he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
1885 - His first masterpiece is "The Boy".
1910 - Love & Labor;The Unbroken Law, Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PAA strong Rodin influence is evident in his early work.
1912 - He completed several figures for the new state capitol at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1917 - A colossal statue of Abraham Lincoln, was the subject of heated controversy because of its rough-hewn features and slouching stance.
- The first casting is in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1938 - Barnard died 24th of April because of heart attack.
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