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1907 Cleveland, Ohio - 1984 Cleveland, Ohio. Known for: Ceramics, sculpture, teaching.
From Cleveland, Ohio, Leza Sullivan McVey became a ceramist, sculptor, teacher, and weaver. She was a student at the Cleveland Institute of Art, graduating in 1931; studied at the Colorado Fine Arts... Read full biography
From Cleveland, Ohio, Leza Sullivan McVey became a ceramist, sculptor, teacher, and weaver. She was a student at the Cleveland Institute of Art, graduating in 1931; studied at the Colorado Fine Arts Center from 1943 to 1944; and was a student of ceramic sculptor Alexander Blazys in Cleveland. She... Read full biography
From Cleveland, Ohio, Leza Sullivan McVey became a ceramist, sculptor, teacher, and weaver. She was a student at the Cleveland Institute of Art, graduating in 1931; studied at the Colorado Fine Arts Center from 1943 to 1944; and was a student of ceramic sculptor Alexander Blazys in Cleveland. She also studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art ,and then became a teacher there from 1948 to 1953. After this period, she returned to the Cleveland area, where she spent the remainder of her life. From... Read full biography
From Cleveland, Ohio, Leza Sullivan McVey became a ceramist, sculptor, teacher, and weaver. She was a student at the Cleveland Institute of Art, graduating in 1931; studied at the Colorado Fine Arts Center from 1943 to 1944; and was a student of ceramic sculptor Alexander Blazys in Cleveland. She also studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art ,and then became a teacher there from 1948 to 1953. After this period, she returned to the Cleveland area, where she spent the remainder of her life. From 1936 to 1938 and 1939 to 1947, she lived in Texas where her sculptor and painter husband, William Mozart McVey, taught at the Museum School of Art in Houston and then at the University of Texas. During this time, she was active with the Texas... Read full biography
From Cleveland, Ohio, Leza Sullivan McVey became a ceramist, sculptor, teacher, and weaver. She was a student at the Cleveland Institute of Art, graduating in 1931; studied at the Colorado Fine Arts Center from 1943 to 1944; and was a student of ceramic sculptor Alexander Blazys in Cleveland. She also studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art ,and then became a teacher there from 1948 to 1953. After this period, she returned to the Cleveland area, where she spent the remainder of her life. From 1936 to 1938 and 1939 to 1947, she lived in Texas where her sculptor and painter husband, William Mozart McVey, taught at the Museum School of Art in Houston and then at the University of Texas. During this time, she was active with the Texas Sculptors Group. In Flint, Michigan in 1961, she did a ceramic mural with her husband for the Art Cen... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Oil Paint
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Vessels, Vases
Art School
- •Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, Student
- •Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Student
- •Cranbrook Academy of Art, Student
- •Cranbrook Academy of Art, Teacher
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Ceramic Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts