“It is very fitting to have a remembrance of General [Oliver Otis] Howard on this campus. Without his support, this institution would never exist,” LMU Chairman Autry O.V. “Pete” DeBusk said during the dedication of a new statue to honor the Civil War General duirng the annual Homecoming celebration. The Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Board of Trustees commissioned the Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt Amrany to create a tribute to Howard based on another statue honoring the Civil War General, which stands in Gettysburg National Military Park. Artist Oscar Leon and Studio Founder Omri Amrany visited Gettysburg, documenting the piece which was erected in 1932. Comparing it to historic photographs of Howard, they found that the Gettysburg statue was slightly out of proportion. Howard appears taller in photographs than he is depicted on horseback in the 1932 statue.
The following are some images, all taken by LMU Lincoln Scholar, Dr. William E. Hardy, of this refined statue of General Howard on horseback:
