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Stephen Tyng Mather, (sculpture). Artist:  Baker, Bryant, 1881-1970, sculptor. Title:  Stephen Tyng Mather, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze plaque on an uncut natural stone boulder. Dimensions:  Plaque: approx. 28 x 33 x 1 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 10 x 3 1/2 ft. Inscription:  BRYANT BAKER, SCULPTOR 1930 (On front of plaque, at top, in raised letters:) STEPHEN TYNG MATHER/JULY 4, 1867 JAN 22, 1930 (On front of plaque, at bottom, in raised letters:) HE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE NATIONAL/PARK SERVICE, DEFINING AND ESTABLISHING THE POLICIES/UNDER WHICH ITS AREAS SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND/CONSERVED UNIMPAIRED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS./THERE WILL NEVER COME AN END TO THE GOOD THAT/HE HAS DONE. signed Description:  A bronze relief plaque with profile bust of Stephen Tyng Mather. Mather wears a suit jacket and tie. He looks toward a mountain and wooded scene. His name and life dates appear at the top of the plaque. Near the bottom of the plaque is a rendering of pine branches with cones and additional text. The base is a large natural stone which does not appear to be cut. The plaque is inlaid and angled at approximately 30 degrees. Subject:  Portrait male -- Mather, Stephen Tyng -- Bust Occupation -- Science -- Conservationist Occupation -- Other -- Civil Servant Landscape -- Mountain Landscape -- Forest Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Harpers Ferry Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Stephen T. Mather Training Center, Jackson & Filmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25401 Provenance:  Formerly located Connecticut Remarks:  According to National Park Service staff, the plaque was originally located in a high school in Connecticut. Its current site, the Stephen T. Mather Training Center, is located on the old Storer College campus, Conrad L. Wirth Hall/Anthony Hall. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS WV000108   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000108 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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