DC wax statue of Abraham Lincoln melts in sweltering weekend heat

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.

The artist, Sandy Williams IV, created the 6-foot wax replica of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the "40 Acres: Camp Barker" exhibit, which is also part of the artist’s Wax Monument series.

The exhibit is at Camp Barker, which was a contraband camp during the Civil War. The camp had undesirable conditions...