Cleveland, Ohio sculptor particularly well-known for his heroic reliefs and doors. McVey taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art and many of his publicly owned pieces are located in Cleveland, as well as across the U.S.
From the description of Papers, 1932-1978. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22756077
William M. McVey (1905-1995) was a sculptor who studied at Rice Institute in Houston and the Cleveland Institute of Art. After serving in World War II he returned to the Cleveland Institute of Art to head the Sculpture Department there. A highly regarded sculptor and teacher in Texas and nationally, he created the stone frieze at the base of the San Jacinto Monument near Houston, the Davy Crockett Memorial in Ozona, the James Bowie Memorial in Texarkana and numerous other works of note on the Rice University campus and at the Houston Museum of Art.
From the guide to the San Jacinto Monument Frieze Sculpture Sketches 91-201., ca. 1936-1939, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
William McVey (1905-1995) was a sculptor and educator from Cleveland, Ohio.
From the description of Oral history interview with William McVey, 1978 Feb. 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613315626
Sculptor William M. McVey's works are found across the United States. Several of his works can be found in and around the campus of Rice University (where he received a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1983), and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and other public institutions in Houston.
From the description of William M. McVey papers, 1922-1976. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 56103539
William McVey: Sculptor, educator; Cleveland, Ohio; Leza McVey: Ceramist, weaver, Cleveland, Ohio.
From the description of William and Leza McVey papers, 1932-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84559224
William M. McVey (1905-1995) was a sculptor who studied at Rice Institute in Houston and the Cleveland Institute of Art.
After serving in World War II he returned to the Cleveland Institute of Art to head the Sculpture Department there. A highly regarded sculptor and teacher in Texas and nationally, he created the stone frieze at the base of the San Jacinto Monument near Houston, the Davy Crockett Memorial in Ozona, the James Bowie Memorial in Texarkana and numerous other works of note on the Rice University campus and at the Houston Museum of Art.
From the description of San Jacinto Monument Freize Sculpture Sketches, ca. 1936-1939. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 658799138
