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Evans Monument Works,
Portrait male -- McConkey, Hugh E.
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Wheeling
Sculpture
Hugh E. McConkey Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Evans Monument Works, fabricator.
Title:
Hugh E. McConkey Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1939. Relocated 1956.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Monument: granite (?); Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Monument: approx. 8 ft. x 4 ft. 7 in. x 14 1/2 in.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. 8 in. x D 16 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Front of monument:) HUGH E. McCONKEY/(MACK)/1882--1939/ERECTED BY BASEBALL PLAYERS AND/FANS OF THE OHIO VALLEY/IN MEMORY OF/THE DEAN OF OHIO VALLEY BASEBALL/WE MISS YOU NOW, OUR HEARTS ARE SORE/AS TIME GOES BY, WE MISS YOU MORE./YOUR LOVING SMILE, YOUR GENTLE FACE/NO ONE CAN FILL YOUR VACANT PLACE. (At bottom:) EVANS MONUMENT WORKS Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A tall, rectangular, gray toned-monument which curves to a point at the top. The front and back are smooth and flat, while the sides are rough. Incised in relief on the front is the figure of Hugh McConkey, dean of Wheeling sandlot baseball, swinging a bat (proper right profile). Below McConkey is an inscription.
Subject:
Portrait male -- McConkey, Hugh E.
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Wheeling
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wheeling, City Manager, City-County Building, 1500 Chapline Street, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
Located Belle Isle Park, North Huron Street, North end of Wheeling Island, Wheeling, West Virginia
Provenance:
Formerly located City of Wheeling, City-County Building, Chapline & 15th Streets, Northeast corner of building, Wheeling, West Virginia 1939-1956.
Remarks:
The monument was erected soon after McConkey's death in 1939 and stood at the northeast corner of the City-County Building until the building was razed in 1956. At that time the monument was moved to its present location on Wheeling Island, near the Wheeling Midget League ballfield. IAS files contain related articles from Wheeling News-Register, Wheeling, West Virginia: (July 6, 1939); (July 7, 1939); (July 22, 1939); (Jan. 29, 1956; and (April 9, 1989). The monument was partially funded through local all-star game proceeds.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
Wheeling News-Register (Wheeling, WV), Jan. 29, 1956.
Wheeling News-Register (Wheeling, WV), April 9, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Wheeling News-Register (Wheeling, WV), June 7, 1992.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS
WV000047
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