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Angel Handing Man the Book of Knowledge, (sculpture). Artist:  McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor. Title:  Angel Handing Man the Book of Knowledge, (sculpture). Dates:  1961. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: pounded aluminum. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 20 x 6 x 1 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The figure of an angel, proper left hand raised above head, hovers over a seated male figure wearing knee-length drapery. The angel's proper right hand holds a book which the male figure receives with both hands. Sculpture is mounted on an exterior wall. Subject:  Religion -- Angel Figure male -- Full length Object -- Written Matter -- Book Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence 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, Grasselli Library wall, University Heights, Ohio Remarks:  There is a small model of the sculpture on an inside wall of the library with the inscription: "...GRANT ME/WISDOM AND, DISCERNMENT..." II. PARALIPOMENA 1.10. 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 OH000176   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000176 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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