Seagears, Clayton B. (sold)
Clayton B. Seagears (1901-1983) was an American artist, writer and naturalist. He served as New York State Superintendent of Conservation until 1960, having joined the department in 1937. In 1946 he founded The Conservationist, the department's magazine. He was a prolific illustrator, his work relating to wildlife and conservation appearing in Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, American Gun, The Hunter's Encyclopedia and Outdoors Unlimited. In 1953, his design won the national competition for the annual Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. His cartographic work appears to have been limited to a single map: a 1948 map of New York, proudly displaying the state's abundant parks.
Showcasing New York State's Wealth of Lands Preserved for the Public
New York State Outdoors Map of the World's Largest State System for Public Recreation & Conservation.
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This is a 1948 Map of New York State by illustrator (and New York State Superintendant of Conservation Education) Clayton Seagears, issued by the Conservation Department to promote the public use of New York's 'vast network of State parks,' especially for camping, swimming and fishing. The map is filled with drawings of animals, wildlife scenes, and people enjoying themselves hiking, hunting, canoeing, and even getting a massage in Saratoga Spa. Most of these scenes are drawn in a folksy, cartoonish style - but the map is also decorated with quite realistic drawings of the State's principal fresh water game fish, accompanied by the record catches of those fish, complete with location and date of the catch, weight of the fish, and the names of the lucky fishermen. (Arthur Lawton, for your 1944 catch of a 58 pound St. Lawrence Muskalonge, you are here immortalized.) (more details)