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McVey, William,
Mengel Art Foundry,
Abstract
Figure group -- Family
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Beachwood
Sculpture
Family Group, (sculpture).
Artist:
McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor.
Mengel Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Family Group, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 28 in. x W. 15 in.; Base: approx. 49 1/2 x 21 x 21 in.
Inscription:
MENGEL FOUNDRY (On bottom rear of sculpture:) "McVey 78" (On front of base:) ...THY CHILDREN LIKE/OLIVE PLANTS ROUND/ABOUT THY TABLE/-PSALM 128/IN FOND MEMORY OF/HELEN BLAUSHILD SILLS (On plaque, right rear corner of base:) "Donated by David and Marilyn Blaushild" signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An abstract sculpture, with a dark patina, of six figures representing a family. The figures vary in size and stand in a semi-enclosed circle. The sculpture rests on a square base.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group -- Family
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Beachwood
Sculpture
Owner:
Fairmount Temple, Fine Arts, 23737 Fairmount Boulevard, Abraham & Blanche Soltz Garden, Beachwood, Ohio 44122
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by David and Marilyn Blaushild in memory of Helen Blaushild Sills. 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.
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 OH000546
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000546
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