André Harvey (sculptor) explained

André Harvey
Birth Date:October 9, 1941
Birth Place:Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Death Date:February 6, 2018 (aged 76)[1]
Death Place:Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Field:Sculpture, Bronze, Stone, Jewelry
Alma Mater:University of Virginia
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

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. 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Sandomir, Richard (February 16, 2018) André Harvey, Sculptor of the Natural World, Is Dead at 76. New York Times
  2. Web site: André Harvey – History As A Sculptor and His Gallery by Bree Wellons . townsquaredelaware.com . December 29, 2011 . 2014-06-16.
  3. Web site: André Harvey's LinkedIn Profile . LinkedIn . 2014-06-16.
  4. Web site: French Sculptor Michel Anasse . 2014-06-20 . December 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191209081849/http://www.michel-anasse.com/ . dead .
  5. Web site: André Harvey Turns The Page . The Hunt Magazine . June 21, 2011 . 2014-06-16.
  6. Web site: National Sculpture Society Sculptors Showcase . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918234122/http://www.nationalsculpture.org/Showcase/index.cfm/fa/c.gallery/artist_id/42 . dead . 2012-09-18 . Nationalsculpture.org . 2014-06-16 .
  7. Web site: Welcome to the National Sculpture Society : Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608054400/http://www.nationalsculpture.org/nssN/index.cfm/fa/cMemb.elected/page_id/1/type/f . dead . 2011-06-08 . Nationalsculpture.org . 2014-06-16 .
  8. June 15, 2017 . Interview with André and Bobbie Harvey, Session 1 . October 23, 2017 . WAV . Wilmington, DE . Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library . 2017235_Harvey_session1.
  9. June 16, 2017 . Interview with André and Bobbie Harvey, Session 2 . October 23, 2017 . WAV . Wilmington, DE . Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library . 2017235_Harvey_session2.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024226/http://poorfish.me/flickr/detail.asp?id=10393864184 Spring Ballet –
  11. Web site: Meijer Gardens YouTube Video at 8:57, 9:05 and 9:20-minute marks . YouTube.com . 2014-06-16.
  12. Web site: Enchanted Woods – Tram Stop Location Change Winterthur Garden Blog . Gardenblog.winterthur.org . April 16, 2014 . 2014-06-16.
  13. Web site: Public art consulting in Port Charlotte Town Centre Mall . Artandsculpture.us . 2014-06-16.
  14. Web site: Bronze Sculptor André Harvey on "Samara Turning With the Wind" | Blog . Dilwynedesigns.com . June 20, 2011 . 2014-06-16.
  15. Web site: A Sculptor from Brandywine and More . kitchensihaveloved.blogspot.com . March 12, 2012 . 2014-06-16.
  16. Web site: Aaron Jones . Outdoor Sculpture "Stella" is No Boar . crystalbridges.org/blog . September 30, 2013 . 2014-06-18.
  17. Web site: University of Delaware BRONZE SCULPTURE graces scenic campus spot . Udel.edu . November 1, 2001 . 2014-06-16.

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