André Harvey (sculptor)

André Harvey
Sculptor André Harvey working on "Mysterious Journey" (bronze sea turtle) in 2010 at the Laran Bronze foundry in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Born	October 9, 1941[1] Hollywood, Florida, U.S.[1]
Died	February 6, 2018 (aged 76)[1] Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Known for	Sculpture, Bronze, Stone, Jewelry
Elected	National Sculpture Society

William André Harvey (October 9, 1941 – February 6, 2018)^[1] was an American sculptor whose realistic and contemporary works are primarily cast in bronze using lost-wax casting. Harvey also worked in granite, collage, painting, and produced intricate sculptural jewelry cast in gold. He worked in the Brandywine Valley, in Rockland near Wilmington, Delaware.^[2]

Biography[edit]

Harvey was born in Hollywood, Florida and raised in Pocopson, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Virginia^[1] in 1963.^[3] In 1969, after working both as a journalist and an educator, he and his wife, Bobbie quit their jobs in search of a life change and traveled through Europe and Morocco. During this period, Harvey met and worked with abstract sculptor Michel Anasse,^[4] in Vallauris, France, which resulted in his focus on sculpture as a career.^[5]

Once back in the US, Harvey began creating small and large-scale realistic sculptures inspired by his childhood growing up in rural Pocopson, near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Harvey's first high-profile exposure was the exhibition of five sculptures for the five windows at Tiffany & Company, New York.^[5] Since that time, in a career spanning over four decades, Harvey has produced an extensive volume of work^[6] which has been purchased by numerous public and private collections, and has been featured in exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

He was a Fellow and former board member of the National Sculpture Society, New York.^[7] Harvey received the National Sculpture Society's Joel Meissner Award and the Tallix Foundry Award.

On June 15 and 16, 2017, the Hagley Museum and Library produced a two part oral history, Interview with André and Bobbie Harvey.^[8][9]

Public outdoor sculptures[edit]

• Botanic Garden Center and Conservatory, Fort Worth, TX^[10]
• The Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI^[11]
• Winterthur Museum, Gardens and Library, Winterthur, DE^[12]
• Port Charlotte Town Center, Port Charlotte, FL^[13]
• Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE^[14]
• Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA^[15]
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR^[16]
• University of Delaware, Newark, DE^[17]
• Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
• Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE
• Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC

Exhibitions[edit]

• Nature in Art Trust, Gloucester, U.K.
• Palazzo Mediceo, Seravessa, Italy
• National Sculpture Society, New York, NY^[18]
• Fleischer Museum, Masterworks of American Sculpture, Scottsdale, AZ
• Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
• Art in Embassies Program, Yarralumla, Australia, Lilongwe, Malawi and Lusaka, Zambia
• National Academy of Design, New York, NY
• National Audubon Society, New York, NY
• Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN
• Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA
• Mystic Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT
• Gibbs Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
• Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
• Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelephia, PA

Public Collections[edit]

• Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA^[19]
• Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
• Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
• Crown Controls Corporation, New Bremen, OH
• Muskegon Art Museum, Muskegon, MI
• Texas Energy Reserve Corporation, Humble, TX
• Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
• Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
• Art in Embassies, Washington, DC
• Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA
• Nature in Art Trust, Gloucestershire, UK

Sources[edit]

• Quillman, Catherine, author. Artists of the Brandywine Valley, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2010, pp. 70–71.
• Allys Palladino-Craig, editor. High Roads and Low Roads, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition, 2006, pp. 34–35.
• Williams, Arthur, author. The Sculpture Reference, Sculpture Books Publishing, 2005, pp. 173, 266, 312, 400, 472.
• Nature in Art, Marine Conservation Society, U.K., Making Waves – A Celebration of the Sea (brochure), April 2005, p. 18.
• Levine, Adam and Rogers, Ray, authors. The Philadelphia Flower Show Celebrating 175 Years, Ei Ei O, Harper Collins Publishers, 2003, pp. 208–209.
• Jinishian, J. Russell, author. Bound for Blue Water – Contemporary American Marine Art, The Greenwich Workshop Press, 2003, p. 167.^[20]
• Fleischer Museum, Master Works of American Sculpture, brochure, 1999–2000.
• Longwood Gardens, GardenFest at Longwood Gardens September 14–29, 1996 : a guide to displays and activities., brochure and map, September 1996.
• Edgeworth, Anthony and Zeidner, Lisa, authors. Brandywine, Thomasson-Grant Publishers, 1995, pp. 198–199.
• National Sculpture Society, All American Sculpture, 1995, p. 11.
• The New York Times, Museum's Pig Is Stolen, June 29, 1995.^[21]
• Benson, Clea, writer. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, This Not-so-little Piggie Is Home Helen, A 400-pound Sculpture, Has Been Returned. She'll Soon Grace Brandywine Museum Grounds Again., June 30, 1995.^[22]
• Dowell, Susan Stiles, author. Southern Accents, Pure Brandywine, March/April 1993, pp. 146–151.
• Henry, Jean, editor. 'National Sculpture Society, "Contemporary Figurative Sculpture," The National Sculpture Society Celebrates the Figure, 1987, p. 99.
• Loeb, Vernon, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Now It's in to be High on the Hog, August 6, 1978, p. 1A.
• Parker, Barry, writer. Chattanooga News-Free Press, Artist Warhol Joins Notable for Opening of Harvey Show, March 20, 1977.
• Hasden, West. The Chattanooga Times, Andre Harvey's Sculpture Show Opens Today, March 20, 1977.
• Wallace, Andrew, writer. Philadelphia Inquirer, So Real You Expect Bronze to Come to Life, September 5, 1976.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website