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    		• McVey, William,
     
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    		• Aigner, Bill,
     
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    		• Hospodar, Ralph,
     
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    		• Weaver, John,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Figure -- Fragment
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Hands of Industry, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor.
    Aigner, Bill, assistant.
    Hospodar, Ralph, assistant.
    Weaver, John, assistant.
    Title: 
    Hands of Industry, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1957. Installed June-July 1957. Dedicated ca. July 1957.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 6 x 3 x 2 1/2 ft.
    Description: 
    An abstract fountain sculpture in the shape of a three-fingered right hand in a cupped position with the thumb pointing towards the fingers. The palm forms a basin which collects water from three spouts. Water cascades down the wrist and arm. Three water jets shoot streams of water from the top of the fingers into an asymmetrical, slightly "s-shaped" pool.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Medusa Cement Company, 3008 Monticello Boulevard, On lawn, Cleveland, Ohio 44118
    Remarks: 
    The artist was assisted by Bill Aigner and Ralph Hospodar, two students from the Cleveland Institute of Art. John Weaver, an expert in concrete sculpturing from Falls Church, Virginia, also assisted the artist. Concrete tubing was fitted to the rear of the fountain when the original interior hydraulic system ceased to operate. The tubing provides three water jets which shoot streams of water into the air. For related reading see Jane Boruff Tesso's "William M. McVey A Life in Sculpture: Retrospective Exhibition," Cleveland, OH: Case Western University, Mather Gallery, 1988. IAS files contain a related article about the installation of the sculpture from the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), July 1, 1957.
    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 OH000543
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