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Wild Geese, (sculpture). Artist:  Lyford, Cabot, 1925-2016, sculptor. Carter, John, architect. Chase, Malcolm, landscape architect. Woodruff, Bliss, architect. Title:  Wild Geese, (sculpture). Dates:  1964. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: carved yellow cypress, with fiberglass coating and steel rod; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 20 ft. 6 in. x 14 ft. x 9 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 1 x 1 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On original bronze plaque :) Cabot Lyford signed Description:  Five Canadian geese in various gestures of flight, necks outstretched, taking off, or gliding, mounted atop one another on a column. The column is placed atop a truncated pyramidal base. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Goose Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of New Hampshire, Department of Resources and Economic Development, Division of Ski Operations, 172 Pembroke Road, P. O. Box 856, Concord, New Hampshire 03772 Located Mount Sunapee State Park, Newbury, New Hampshire Remarks:  When installed the sculpture was originally administered by the State of New Hampshire, Department of Resources and Economic Development, Division of Parks and Recreation. Sculpture was installed at the Summit House/Ski Lodge until being removed in 1986 for repairs. The artist fiberglassed the sculpture after removing dry rot. The sculpture suffered further damage during reinstallation. As of January 1996, the sculpture had not been fully repaired and remained in storage. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. 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 NH000147   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000147 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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