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Icarus, (sculpture). Artist:  McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor. Kotecki, Edward E., Jr., fabricator. Kotecki Monuments, fabricator. Title:  Icarus, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Aviator Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1989-1990. Dedicated Oct. 13, 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Vermont gray granite; Base: red granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 27 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 9 in. x 46 in. x 54 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) "...IF I TAKE THE WINGS OF MORNING/AND REST IN THE HIGHEST PLACES/OF THE SKY...H.T.H. (On back of sculpture:) ICARUS (On back of base:) THIS MONUMENT IS AN ETERNAL AND LASTING/TRIBUTE TO THOSE EARLY AIRMEN OF TEXAS/WHOSE VISION DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE/HAD SO NOBLY ADVANCED THE SCIENCE OF FLIGHT/AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE GRAYSON COUNTY/MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO HAVE GIVEN/THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY unsigned Description:  Full-length figure of an early day airman, from the 1930-40s era. He wears a flight jacket and trousers. In his proper left hand he holds a pair of gloves and in his proper right hand he holds a pilots helmet and goggles. On the lower back side of the sculpture is a bas-relief depiction of Icarus. He is shown in flight, with winds attached to his arms. The granite sculpture stands on a polished red granite base. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot Mythology -- Classical -- Icarus Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Denison Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Grayson County Airport, 4700 Airport Drive, Denison, Texas 75020 Located 9000 Grayson Drive, Denison, Texas Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned and donated by Harold Thomas Hastings through the Harold Thomas Hastings Trust. Cost of the sculpture was between $200,000 - $250,000. The sculpture is located in the median of the entrance to the Grayson County Airport. IAS files contain copies of related correspondence and dedication ceremony program. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Sherman-Democrat, June 19, Oct. 12 and 14, 1990. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Sherman-Democrat, Oct. 14, 1990. 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 TX000994   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000994 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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