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Wings of Eternity, (sculpture). Artist:  McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor. Title:  Wings of Eternity, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Jennings Memorial, (sculpture). Martha Holden Jennings Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1968. Dedicated Aug. 1968. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Canadian black granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 41 x 58 x 29 in.; Base: approx. 66 x 9 x 20 in. Inscription:  (Base, left side:) TO THE MEMORY OF/MARTHA HOLDEN JENNINGS/WHOSE IMAGINATION AND/SUPPORT HAVE ENRICHED/UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AND THE CITY/DEDICATED AUGUST 1968 unsigned Description:  Abstract depiction of a bird with its wings spread. Subject:  Homage -- Jennings, Martha Holden Abstract Animal -- Bird Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University Circle Incorporated, 10831 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Located Euclid Avenue & Abington Roadk, Cleveland, Ohio Remarks:  Martha Holden Jennings left $1,000,000 to University Circle, Inc. of Cleveland and some of funds were used for a small park and sculpture in her honor. References:  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, 1992. 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 88420026   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88420026 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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