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McVey, William,
Mengel Art Foundry,
Portrait male -- Byrd, Harry Flood, Sr.
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Object -- Written Matter
Sculpture
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
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
VA000382
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