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    		• Homage -- Howard, William G.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Recreation -- Sport & Play
     
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    		• Landscape -- Forest
     
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    		• Landscape -- Mountain
     
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    		• Landscape -- Lake
     
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    		• Architecture -- Domestic
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Lake George
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (A Memorial to William G. Howard), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (A Memorial to William G. Howard), (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Plaque: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 6 ft.; Plaque: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x W. 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque, raised lettering:) WILLIAM G. HOWARD/1887-1948/FORESTER AND DIRECTOR/DIVISION OF LANDS AND FORESTS/NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT/FROM 1909 TO 1948/IN TRIBUTE TO HIS SERVICE IN FORESTRY/TO HIS STATE AND NATION/AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS FORTHRIGHT/AND FARSEEING ADMINISTRATION/OF FOREST FIRE CONTROL/STATE-WIDE REFORESTATION/FOREST RECREATION/AND OF THE FOREST PRESERVE/FRIEND.FORESTER/PUBLIC SERVANT unsigned
    Description: 
    A rectangular relief plaque with a forest scene attached to a boulder. On the left side of the relief is a lean-to by a lake, with mountains in the background. On the right, a skier skis down a slop, while another skier stands before a lean-to.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Howard, William G.
    Occupation -- Science -- Conservationist
    Figure group
    Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Skiing
    Landscape -- Forest
    Landscape -- Mountain
    Landscape -- Lake
    Architecture -- Domestic -- Hut
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Lake George
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Lake George Battlefield Park, Edge of park, Lake George, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture commemorates William G. Howard (1887-1948), a forester and director of the Division of Lands and Forests of the New York State Conservation Department from 1909 to 1948.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 NY001064
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