Lot 117: Douglas Van Howd (born 1935) Friends of Freedom 66 1/2in high

Douglas Van Howd (born 1935)
Friends of Freedom inscribed 'Van Howd 43/50' (on the foot)bronze with brown patina and verdigris on a petrified wood base66 1/2in highModeled in 1982.

Literature: S.H. McGarry, Honoring The Western Tradition: The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection, Kerrville, Texas, 2003, p. 281, 297, 303, full page color illustration.According to the artist's website, "This Americana piece depicting the Apache Native American Indian, the Golden Eagle, and the rare petrified wood, all native to the Southwest, was created for the Roosevelt Room of the White House, and [another cast in this edition was] received by President Reagan in 1982." The work is executed at three-quarters life-size.