Artwork Detail
Lincoln
Artist: Seletz, Emil
Object Date: 1958
Medium: Bronze
Department(s): Internal Services
Supervisorial District: 1
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The mission of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture is to advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County. We fulfill our mission by providing services and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations; professional development opportunities; commissioning civic artworks and managing the County’s civic art collection; implementing countywide arts education initiatives; research and evaluation; career pathways in the creative economy; free community programs; and cross sector creative strategies that address civic issues. This work is framed by the County’s Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative and a longstanding commitment to fostering access to the arts.
Emil Seletz’s bronze bust of Lincoln currently resides in the second-floor lobby of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration facing Grand Park. Originally, it was located in the County’s Courthouse; however, due to a perceived conflict between Seletz’s role as a frequent court witness and his prominently situated statue, the Board of Supervisors decided that the bust of Lincoln should be removed from the Courthouse and re-located to the Hall of Administration. The bust depicts Lincoln before he became president and before he grew his iconic beard.
Emil Seletz was a Los Angeles neurosurgeon who also worked as a sculptor. He completed a number of busts in his lifetime, mostly of noted physicians.