Evelyn Beatrice Longman was a protege of Daniel Chester French who designed the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial. Around 1920, she carved the decorative portions around Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech on the Memorial wall.
In addition to her carving she left a personal imprint on the Memorial in the 2nd wreath from the right as you are looking at the speech.
In addition to her carving she left a personal imprint on the Memorial in the 2nd wreath from the right as you are looking at the speech.
Here is a zoomed in version:
And where I have highlighted the initials:
Some say there is an 'S' or possibly an 'SC' after her initials as well. All the letters are hard to see at this point. I'm sure the weathering of 95 years and people finding this and touching it have slowly rubbed away her faint marks.
And where I have highlighted the initials:
Some say there is an 'S' or possibly an 'SC' after her initials as well. All the letters are hard to see at this point. I'm sure the weathering of 95 years and people finding this and touching it have slowly rubbed away her faint marks.