Explore virtually - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Monument
Pay tribute to the forgotten American heroes who fought tyranny before the world went to war.
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln Brigade Monument
- Key dates
Created: 2008
Installed: 2008
- Designer(s)
- Ann Chamberlain and Walter Hood
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Overview
This isn’t just a monument to a president, but to a group of heroic Americans who fought for their ideals. It honors the “Abraham Lincoln Brigade”, the nearly 3,000 American volunteers who traveled to Spain between 1936 and 1938 to fight against General Franco’s fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War, years before the U.S. entered World War II.
It’s a powerful and often overlooked piece of American history, celebrating citizens who took a stand against fascism on foreign soil.
Key details
- Design by: Ann Chamberlain and Walter Hood
- Style: Contemporary
- Materials: Metal, granite, bronze
- Height: 8 feet (2.4 m)
- Length: 40 feet (12 m)
- Cost: $400,000 in 2008 (~$600,000 in 2025 with inflation)
- Owned by: San Francisco
- Funded by: Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives and Veterans and Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
- Maintained by: San Francisco