Show woman made lincoln status statue ream was the tha first woman to be awarded a federal art commission by the united states government ern ment to make Lincol ns statue the contract was signed on augut august 30 1660 1866 five thousand dollars was paid when the statue was completed for many years it has stood in the rotunda of the capitol in washington lincoln sat sal every day for approximately give five months for the young sculptress who had little instruction st at the time she had a government position wiss miss ream was permitted to absent herself from her work on condition that her assignment not net be affected by her art work in connection with thu tha execution of the presidents statue |