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Harry Flood Byrd, (sculpture). Artist:  McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor. Mengel Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Harry Flood Byrd, (sculpture). Dates:  Modelled 1975. Installed June 10, 1976. Removed July 7, 2021. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite or dark marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 114 x 47 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 21 in. x 37 in. x 4 ft. Inscription:  (Proper left pant leg, outside bottom, incised lettering: artist's signature) (Proper left shoe, outside rear, incised lettering:) Mengel/Art/Foundry (On book cover:) BUDGET/OF THE/UNITED STATES/GOVERNMENT (On front of base, incised lettering:) HARRY FLOOD BYRD signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Sr., stands wearing a double-breasted suit and necktie. In his proper left hand he holds a copy of the 1957 U.S. budget. The sculpture is mounted upon a wide, rectangular base with an inscription on the front. Subject:  Portrait male -- Byrd, Harry Flood, Sr. -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Political -- State Senator Object -- Written Matter Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services, Division of Engineering and Buildings, 203 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 Provenance:  Formerly located Virginia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia 1976-July 7, 2021. Remarks:  The statue commemorates Harry Flood Byrd, who served in the Virginia State Senate from 1916-1926; as Governor of Virginia until 1930; and in the U.S. Senate from 1933 to 1965. As a U.S. senator, he was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. He died on October 20, 1966. The General Assembly of Virginia authorized the memorial on March 9, 1974. The memorial cost $75,000 and was funded through private contributions. It was installed on June 10, 1976, the anniversary of Byrd's birthday. The sculpture was cast in three different foundries, including the Mengel Art Foundry. IAS files contain a transcript of a plaque set 14 feet south of sculpture, which details career of Byrd. IAS files contain the following related articles: Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 11, 1976, June 12, 1976; Richmond News Leader, May 4, 1976, pg. 10, and June 11, 1976. IAS files also contain a City of Richmond Sculpture Survey, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Richmond News Leader, June 11, 1976. 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 VA000382   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000382 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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