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William Mozart McVey was a versatile sculptor of people, animals, birds and religious symbols. He attended the University of Texas and taught art there and at Rice University, where he played football under coach John Heisman in 1924. McVey also studied and taught at Cranbrook Art Institute, graduated from the Cleveland Art Institute, and served as a U.S. Air Force Major in World War II, teaching plane and ship silhouette recognition to allied forces. His notable works include Winston Churchill at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.; the frieze at the base of the San Jacinto Monument in Houston; James Bowie in Texarkana, Texas; bronze doors at the University of Texas Memorial Museum in Austin; bronze doors at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C.; and sculptured niches at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. This Art Deco style sculpture of David Crockett, hero of the Alamo, was done in 1938.
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