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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     McVey, William,     Moore, William T., III,     Portrait male -- Heisman, John W.     Occupation -- Sport     Occupation -- Sport     Dress -- Uniform     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta     Sculpture

John W. Heisman, (sculpture). Artist:  McVey, William, 1905- , sculptor. Moore, William T., III, sculptor. Title:  John W. Heisman, (sculpture). Dates:  Aug. 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: metal; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 36 in. x 20 in.; Plinth: approx. 3.5 x 39 x 22 in.; Foundation: approx. 3.5 x 45 x 26 in. Inscription:  (Top, proper front right of base:) (left column:) WMS (right column:) McVey/Moore III (below columns:) August 1987 signed Description:  A portrait of football's John W. Heisman, seen standing dressed in a coach's uniform. A megaphone in his proper right hand rests against his thigh. Subject:  Portrait male -- Heisman, John W. -- Full length Occupation -- Sport -- Football Occupation -- Sport -- Coach Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform Object -- Other -- Megaphone Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Georgia Institute of Technology, Athletics/Facilities Office, 225 North Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia Located Georgia Institute of Technology, Bobby Dodd Way, north end of Grave Field, Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  The artist, William McVey, was a tackle and guard at Rice University when Heisman was a coach there. One plaque in front of sculpture reads: JOHN W. HEISMAN/1869-1936/"A TEAM THAT WON'T BE BEAT/CAN'T BE BEAT!"/"IN THE LEXICON OF FOOTBALL THERE IS/NO SUCH WORD AS FAIL." Other plaque in front of sculpture reads: JOHN W. HEISMAN/1869-1936/(record as player and coach follows)/SCULPTOR WILLIAM M. MCVEY/1923-6, RICE TACKLE & GUARD. IAS files also contain a newspaper clipping from The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 24, 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 24, 1994. 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 GA000482   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000482 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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