An artist’s masterpiece wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, which sits outside an elementary school in Washington, D.C., has partially melted due to the sweltering heat the region experienced last week.

Poor old Abe Lincoln can’t even keep his head in the afterlife. With triple-digit temperatures threatening Washington, D.C., a six-foot wax re-creation of the Lincoln Memorial hasn’t fared so well — ...

Talk about losing your head in the heat. A 3,000-lb wax statue honoring former president Abraham Lincoln, which is located outside Garrison Elementary in Washington, D.C., melted as temperatures hit ...

He let the heat get to his head. A wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln sitting outside of a Washington D.C. elementary school is headless after it began melting during a punishing heatwave that had ...

WASHINGTON — It's been hot in the DMV. One image that perfectly reflects just how hot it has been was captured over the weekend, showing a wax sculpture of the Lincoln Memorial melting away in the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the wax statue has been removed. In fact, the statue remains in place. Four score and seven days ago — give or take — an artist brought ...

President Abraham Lincoln’s wax statue melted as Washington’s temperatures soared into triple digits over the weekend. This 6-foot statue was installed in February on the campus of Garrison Elementary ...

A wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln outside a Northwest D.C. elementary school was melted over the weekend as part of Art All Night. The sculpture is the work of Richmond-based artist Sandy Williams IV ...

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The sculpture was part of a series meant to comment on American monument culture. Cue the jokes instead. By Annie Aguiar What do you call a wax replica of a former president during an oppressive heat ...

WASHINGTON — It's been hot in the DMV. One image that perfectly reflects just how hot it has been was captured over the weekend, showing a wax sculpture of the Lincoln Memorial melting away in the ...