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May 29, 2015

Crescendo

c. 1935

sculptor

William M. McVey

(American, 1905–1995)

America, Ohio, Cleveland

Bronze

Overall: 64.2 x 26.4 cm (25 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.)

Purchased by the Museum 1935.78

Location

not on view

Artist biography

William M. McVey

Biographical information exists in the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.

Provenance

purchased from the artist.

Citations

William M. McVey Entry Card to 1935 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org

Exhibition history

International Building, Rockefeller Center, NY: First National Exhibition of American Art, May 18-July 1, 1936, cat. #711.

The May Show: 17th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 24-June 2, 1935).

Sculpture of Our Time. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 5, 1937).

The Spirit of Cleveland: The Visual Arts Recipients of the Cleveland Arts Prize, 1961-1995. The Cleveland Institute of Art (organizer) (September 19-October 22, 1995); Canton Museum of Art (November 24, 1995-January 6, 1996); ArtSpace Lima (January 19-March 2, 1996); Riffe Gallery (May 9-July 27, 1996); Beck Center for the Arts (September 15-October 30, 1996).

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