Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
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1958 Cody, Wyoming - 2013 Paradise Valley, Arizona. Known for: Indian figure sculpture.
An interpreter of Native American culture, especially male Indians in historical native dress, Dave McGary is a sculptor whose studio from 1981 has been in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He employs about... Read full biography
An interpreter of Native American culture, especially male Indians in historical native dress, Dave McGary is a sculptor whose studio from 1981 has been in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He employs about thirty artisans to complete the finishing work on his pieces that are cast at a variety of foundries. His... Read full biography
An interpreter of Native American culture, especially male Indians in historical native dress, Dave McGary is a sculptor whose studio from 1981 has been in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He employs about thirty artisans to complete the finishing work on his pieces that are cast at a variety of foundries. His work is highly detailed, sometimes with several-hundred pieces welded together, and combines paints with patinas. He begins by making a wire skeleton and builds from the muscles to the skin to the... Read full biography
An interpreter of Native American culture, especially male Indians in historical native dress, Dave McGary is a sculptor whose studio from 1981 has been in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He employs about thirty artisans to complete the finishing work on his pieces that are cast at a variety of foundries. His work is highly detailed, sometimes with several-hundred pieces welded together, and combines paints with patinas. He begins by making a wire skeleton and builds from the muscles to the skin to the clothing. He grew up on the family ranch at Cody, Wyoming, and in junior high began casting jewelry. As a teenager, he met his mentor, western sculptor Harry Jackson, who was then living in Caspar, Wyoming. McGary earned a grant to study bronze making... Read full biography
An interpreter of Native American culture, especially male Indians in historical native dress, Dave McGary is a sculptor whose studio from 1981 has been in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He employs about thirty artisans to complete the finishing work on his pieces that are cast at a variety of foundries. His work is highly detailed, sometimes with several-hundred pieces welded together, and combines paints with patinas. He begins by making a wire skeleton and builds from the muscles to the skin to the clothing. He grew up on the family ranch at Cody, Wyoming, and in junior high began casting jewelry. As a teenager, he met his mentor, western sculptor Harry Jackson, who was then living in Caspar, Wyoming. McGary earned a grant to study bronze making with Jackson in Italy where he spent two years studying, learning a variety of casting techniques and studying Renaissance marble carvin... Read full biography
David McGary - Artist Info
About David McGary: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsBuffalo Bill Center of the West
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody, WY 82414Canadian Museum of History
100 Laurier Street
Po Box 3100 Station B
Gatineau, QC K1A OMB
CanadaMayo Clinic Heritage Hall Museum
1 3rd Ave SW
Rochester,, MN 55902McCord Steward Museum (formerly McCord Museum Of Canadian History)
690 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, QC H3A2E9
CanadaThe Pearce Collections Museum, Navarro College
3100 W. Collin St.
Corsicana, TX 75110Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West
3830 N. Marshall Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85251