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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
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000175
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