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Increase Allen Lapham Memorial Plaque is a public artwork by American artist Albert Henry Atkins, located on the entrance at Roosevelt Junior High, which is near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Description
The relief plaque is made out of bronze and is mounted on a granite bass. The plaque is approximately 27.5 inches by 37 inches and the base is approximately 50 inches by 82 inches by 82 inches, weighing 40,000 pounds. The plaque is in landscape format with the bust of Increase Allen Lapham in the center. He has a moustache and a beard, and he is wearing a high collared shirt, a bow-tie, and jacket. To the upper left there is an oil lamp to represent his contribution to learning in Wisconsin and it is inscribed: In memory of Increase Allen Lapham. To the upper right there is a fish to represent his interest in the fresh water lakes and natural resources of Wisconsin and it is inscribed: Naturalist MDCCC.XI. MDCCC.LXXV. Below the portrait there are words inscribed: "Erected by his friends in commemoration of his services to the cause of human knowledge and his unselfish devotion to the welfare of the people. Under the auspices of the old settlers club of Milwaukee County."

Historical information
Lapham was a member of the Old Settler's Club of Milwaukee, who installed the plaque.

Location history
It was originally installed at an entrance to Lapham Park on N 8th Street in Milwaukee,WI. This was where Lapham had surveyed an Indian mound. The city began a housing project on this site in the 1960s and the plaque was moved to a drive leading to Lapham Hall on the UWM campus. It was later moved to the main entrance of Roosevelt Junior High at N 8th and W Walnut St for better visibility.

Artist
The artist of this plaque was Albert Henry Atkins. He was an American sculptor born in 1880 and he passed away in 1951. He lived and was an active artist in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He was a well known for his monuments and portraits in sculpture.

Condition
Surveyed may of 1993. Treatment needed.