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    		• Weinert, Albert,
     
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    		• Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Hendrick, King
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Johnson, William
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Lake George
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Battle of Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Weinert, Albert, 1863-1948, sculptor.
    Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Battle of Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Lake George Battle Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1902. Dedicated Sept. 9, 1903.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 x 4 1/2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 13 x 10 x 10 ft. (3,821 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    A. Weinert Sc. 1902 Henry Bonnard Bronze Co. (Front of base, raised lettering:) BATTLE OF LAKE GEORGE/SEPT. 8, 1755 (Rear of base, incised lettering:) 1903/THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS/ERECTED THIS MONUMENT TO COMMEMORATE/THE VICTORY OF THE COLONIAL FORCES/UNDER GENERAL WILLIAM JOHNSON AND/THEIR MOHAWK ALLIES UNDER CHIEF HENDRICK/OVER THE FRENCH REGULARS COMMANDED/BY BARON DIESKAU WITH THEIR CANADIAN/AND INDIAN ALLIES (One side of base, incised lettering:) CONFIDENCE INSPIRED BY/THIS VICTORY WAS OF/ESTIMABLE VALUE TO THE/AMERICAN ARMY IN THE/WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. (Other side of base, incised lettering:) DEFEAT WOULD HAVE/OPENED THE ROAD TO/ALBANY TO THE FRENCH. signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A depiction of Mohawk Chief King Hendrick showing General William Johnson the futility of dividing their forces before the Battle of Lake George on September 8, 1755. The two figures stand side by side as King Hendrick hands General Johnson a bundle of arrows, signifying that together the forces cannot be broken. King Hendrick is barechested with a feather in his hair and has a long buckskin draped over his proper left shoulder. General Johnson is in uniform and wears a tricornered hat and periwig. His proper left hand rests on the handle of his sword, the tip placed by his foot. The sculpture is mounted upon a rough granite base that is surrounded by an ornate wrought-iron fence.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- French & Indian War
    Portrait male -- Hendrick, King -- Full length
    Portrait male -- Johnson, William -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Indian -- Mohawk
    Occupation -- Other -- Chief
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Lake George
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by New York State Conservation Commission, Department of Environmental Conservation, P. O. Box 220, Warrensburg, New York 12285
    Located Lake George Battlefield Park, Near entrance to park, Lake George, New York
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Lake George Battleground Park, Near entrance to park, Lake George, New York
    Remarks: 
    The monument commemorates the Battle of Lake Charles which took place on Sept. 8, 1755. The sculpture cost $4,500, and the base cost an additional $2,500. The figure of King Hendrick was modelled from a print in Schoolcraft's "Notes of the Iroquois." The monument was erected by the Society of Colonial Wars on the Sept. 8, 1903, the 148th anniversary of the battle. The site was donated by the Caldwell (Lake George) Village Improvement Association. It is the site where General Johnson's tent was located. A 1910 legislative appropriation of $1,500 for improvements to the battlefield funded the erection of the monument's fence. Lake George Battlefield Park was once known as Lake George Battleground Park. A plaque on the gate reads: THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY/THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS/OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/1903/THIS FENCE GIVEN BY THE STATE/ERECTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF/THE NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION/CUSTODIAN OF THE PARK.
    IAS files contain: The Morning Star, Sept. 9, 1903, discussing the dedication; The Post-Star (Glen Falls, NY), July 5, 1939, pg. 9; "Warren County - A History and Guide," compiled by the Works Project Administration, Glens Falls, NY: Post Company, 1942, pg. 159; excerpt from "Battle of Lake George," compiled by Committee on Historical Documents and Lake George Memorial Committee of Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York, 1897; reprinted Buckle Press, 1991.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0234, 1989.
    Monumental News, May 1903, pg. 309.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY), pg. 9.
    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 NY001065
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