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The Founding of Cleveland, (sculpture). Artist:  McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor. Title:  The Founding of Cleveland, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Brick. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 69 in. x W. 52.6 ft. Description:  A carved brick mural depicting figures and scenes associated with the founding of Cleveland, including Native Americans, tepees, fish, deer, pioneers in colonial dress and deerskin garments, a man wearing a tricorn hat, a barn, the bow of a ship, a woman holding an infant, men toting rifles, an axe, and covered wagons. The mural is incised on one wall of the Lakeview Terrace Community Center. Subject:  History -- United States -- Ohio History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Ethnic -- Indian Figure group Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Dress -- Historic -- Eighteenth Century Dress Animal -- Fish Animal -- Deer Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Architecture -- Domestic -- Tepee Architecture -- Farm -- Barn Architecture -- Vehicle -- Wagon Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Tool -- Axe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Mural Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority, 1441 West 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Located Lakeview Terrace Community Center, 1290 West 25th Street, East wall, Cleveland, Ohio Remarks:  The sculpture was created with funding from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP). The artist was hired by William Milliken, Federal liaison officer and Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art. IAS files contain an excerpt from Karal Ann Marling's exhibition catalog, "Federal Art in Cleveland: 1933-1943," Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Library, 1974, pg. 71; an undated, unpublished paper discussing civic art in the 1930s; and the Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 10 (Dec. 1974): pg. 369. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Marling, Karal Ann, "Federal Art in Cleveland: 1933-1943," Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Public Library, 1974, pg. 71. 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 OH000561   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000561 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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