William A. Stinchcomb Memorial, (sculpture).

William A. Stinchcomb Memorial, (sculpture).

McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor.

William A. Stinchcomb Memorial, (sculpture).

1958. Dedicated Oct. 16, 1959 or Oct. 17, 1959.

Sculpture: pink granite medallion on a painted concrete block monolith; Base/plaza: stone and concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 30 x 16 x 11 ft.; Medallion: approx. D. 6 in. x Diam. 40 in.; Base/plaza: approx. 40 in. x 84 ft. x 40 ft.

(Sculpture, under medallion:) WILLIAM A. STINCHCOMB/CONSERVATIONIST PUBLIC SERVANT,/HUMANITARIAN AND BUILDER/FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE/METROPOLITAN PARK SYSTEM/FROM 1921 TO 1957/PRESENTED BY:/THE KIWANIS CLUB OF CLEVELAND unsigned

A white painted monolith made of individual 8 x 16 inch concrete blocks arranged in a woven pattern. The front face of the monolith is a long, gentle, concave curve adorned with a profile portrait of William Stinchcomb in a granite medallion. The inscription plaque is immediately below the portrait. On each side of the monolith is a circular white metal plate which originally was the location of a speaker, but park personnel had to install steel plates over them to prevent vandalism. On the back of the monolith there are two square grates. The sculpture is installed in a semicircular stone plaza.

Portrait male -- Stinchcomb, William A. -- Head

Occupation -- Science -- Conservationist

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Rocky River

Administered by Cleveland Metroparks, Maintenance Service Center, 4631 Mastick Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116

Located Metropolitan Park, Rocky River Reservation, east bank of Rocky River Valley, south of Hilliard Road Bridge, Rocky River, Ohio

William A. Stinchcomb developed the Cleveland Metropolitan Park System. The sculpture stands above the first site Stinchcomb purchased for what has become the Metroparks system. IAS files contain related articles from the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Oct. 18, 1959, pg. 7.

Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers Assoc. of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979. (booklet)

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.

Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Oct. 18, 1959, pg. 7.

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