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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     McVey, William,     Portrait male -- Carroll, John     Occupation -- Religion     Emblem -- Cross     Dress -- Ecclesiastical     Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- University Heights     Sculpture

Archbishop John Carroll, (sculpture). Artist:  McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor. Title:  Archbishop John Carroll, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 6 x 3.5 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 4 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) ARCHBISHOP/JOHN CARROLL/1735 1815 (On plaque on back of base:) THIS BUST OF JOHN CARROLL, WHO WAS APPOINTED FIRST/CATHOLIC BISHOP OF THE/UNITED STATES IN 1789,/IS THE GIFT OF THE/NATHAN L. DAUBY CHARITY FUND,/AND THE ROBERT D. GRIES FAMILY./IT IS THE WORK OF/WILLIAM MCVEY. unsigned Description:  Bronze portrait bust of Archbishop John Carroll atop a granite base. He wears vestments and a cross. Subject:  Portrait male -- Carroll, John -- Bust Occupation -- Religion -- Archbishop Emblem -- Cross Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- University Heights Sculpture Owner:  Administered by John Carroll University, Physical Plant, 20700 North Park, University Heights, Ohio Located John Carroll University, To right of Administration building, University Heights, Ohio Remarks:  John Carroll (1735-1815), a Jesuit priest, was the first clergyman appointed a bishop in the United States. He was bishop and then archbishop of Baltimore from 1790 until 1815. The artist's version of Carroll's nose is the slender, aquiline nose of Carroll as a young man. The bust was created for the John Carroll University's 1985-1986 Centennial and was a gift of the Nathan L. Dauby Charity Fund and the Robert D. Gries family. IAS files contain copy of newspaper article from the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Feb. 27, 1984, pg. 1-D, 3-D, which discusses clay model of bust. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 OH000175   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000175 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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