William H. Seward
Walter G. Robinson was the owner and one of the principal stockholders of the Robinson Monument Company in Auburn NY.
Robinson is best known for his sculptural depictions of American statesman William Seward, including the 1888 statue which stands at the Seward home in Auburn, NY.
Seward Park
Walter G. Robinson produced several cemetery monuments and sculptures for Fort Hill Cemetery and other cemeteries in the Auburn area. These include the bas relief portraits of General Emory Upton and his wife Emily, the figure of Christ overlooking the Woodruff Family plot in Fort Hill, and the military motif monuments marking the graves of General A.J. Alexander and Captain Myles Keogh of Little Big Horn fame.
Captain Myles Keogh
Another Robinson piece still exists today in Auburn NY. This is a drinking fountain commissioned by the W.C.T.U. (Woman's Christian Temperance Union) in 1896. Robinson used Indian limestone to create a simple design modeled after Grecian style drinking fountains. The fountain today in located along the foot path in Hoopes Park.
W.C.T.U. Fountain
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