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Rumination

1957

sculptor

William M. McVey

(American, 1905–1995)

America, Ohio, Cleveland

Marble

Overall: 81.3 cm (32 in.)

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1957.185

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 1957 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org

Hoffman, Jay, Dee Driscole, and Mary Clare Zahler. A Study in Regional Taste: The May Show, 1919-1975. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977. Reproduced: P. 66, no. 34; Mentioned: P. 78, no. 34

Exhibition history

CMA: May Show, 1957.

The May Show: 39th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 15-June 23, 1957).

Contemporary Sculpture 1961: works by artists resident in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Missouri. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (January 13-February 5, 1961); Herron Galleries, Indianapolis, IN (February 12-March 12, 1961).

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