US: Brutal DC Heat Melts Former President Abraham Lincoln's Wax Statue

<p>A wax statue of former US President Abraham Lincoln has melted as the temperature soared in Washington, DC, over the weekend. The six-foot-tall effigy lost its head by Monday morning, followed by the legs, but its torso remained intact.</p> <p>The chair supporting the effigy also sank in the scorching heat in the US capital. Lincoln&rsquo;s statue by Richmond artist Sandy Williams IV was installed in February on the campus of Garrison Elementary School in Northwest Washington.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">A wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in Northwest DC has melted due to the heat....🥵<br /><br />Before and after.....<br /><br />Quote from the artist Sandy Williams to the Intelligencer....<br /><br />"I previously had joked that when our climate gets bad enough to where we are living in an environment where&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/tl7bVXP76g">pic.twitter.com/tl7bVXP76g</a></p> &mdash; Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) <a href="https://twitter.com/volcaholic1/status/1805585894222463124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>The head from the wax sculpture of the Lincoln Memorial is now under repair, as reported by the BBC. It left behind a wire sticking out of the former US President&rsquo;s neck.</p> <p>According to the Washington Post, the statue was meant to draw attention to the Civil War era and its aftermath and was placed under trees sure to provide enough shade in the summer. The wax statue is part of the Wax Monument Series and is more than just a visual representation.&nbsp;</p> <p>However, this is not the first time the artwork has faced melting issues. According to the BBC, when the statue was installed in September last year, the first version of the monument contained over 100 wicks that were prematurely lit, leading to the melting of significant portions of the installation before its dedication ceremony.</p>

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