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.

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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

A wax statue of President Abraham Lincoln has seen some better days after it started melting during a heat wave in Washington D.C. last weekend. The statue is about 6 feet tall. and was created by ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Since 1922, a statue of Abraham Lincoln, carved from Georgia white marble, has resided in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, drawing millions of visitors to marvel at the likeness of the 16th ...