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McVey, William,
Literature -- Carroll
Literature -- Character
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
(Walrus), (sculpture).
Artist:
McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor.
Title:
(Walrus), (sculpture).
Dates:
1980.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Walrus: bronze with green patina; Base: stone and cement.
Dimensions:
Walrus: approx. 32 x 31 x 58 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 28 x 37 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left rear side of walrus:) Bill/(vertically)McVey/80 (On metal plaque on side of base:) 'THE TIME HAS COME,' THE WALRUS SAID/'TO TALK OF MANY THINGS:/OF SHOES - AND SHIPS - AND SEALING WAX-/OF CABBAGES - AND KINGS -/AND WHY THE SEA IS BOILING HOT - /AND WHETHER PIGS HAVE WINGS.'/- LEWIS CARROLL signed
Description:
A walrus with two tusks sits with its flippers out to its side.
Subject:
Literature -- Carroll -- Alice in Wonderland
Literature -- Character -- Walrus
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Cleveland Public Library, Building Maintenance, 325 Superior Avenue, N.E., Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Located Cleveland Public Library, Eastman Branch, 11602 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Remarks:
Cost $8,420. IAS files contain a related article from the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Feb. 2, 1983, pg. 7; and a related excerpt from the Cleveland Public Library's "1980 Annual Report," pg. 5.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Feb. 2, 1983, pg. 7.
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 OH000381
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000381
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