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Venice, California. Myrna Loy was a Hollywood superstar of the 1930s and 40s. But she was just Myrna Adele Williams, a teenage kid, when she posed as the central statue in a work sculpted by a high school art teacher, Harry Fielding Winebrenner, in 1921.
Myrna Loy was a Hollywood superstar of the 1930s and 40s. But she was just Myrna Adele Williams, a teenage kid, when she posed as the central statue in a work sculpted by a high school art teacher, Harry Fielding Winebrenner, in 1921.
Mar 6, 1989 · For years, he has tried to save Venice High School’s statue of actress Myrna Loy from unending assault by vandals--a job some have compared to tilting at windmills.
The Myrna Loy Statue Project. In 1921, Loy posed for Venice High School sculpture teacher Harry Fielding Winebrenner for the central figure "Inspiration" in his allegorical sculpture group Fountain of Education. The sculpture group was erected in front of the campus in May 1923.
Apr 11, 2010 · Venice High School welcomed back some Old Hollywood royalty Saturday as hundreds gathered for the unveiling of a new statue of alumna and movie star Myrna Loy. The bronze work is a...
Actress Myrna Loy (nee´ Myrna Williams), a 16 yr. old student at Venice, posed for the top figure. Two other students posed for the kneeling man and seated woman. In 1978, the sculpture was mutilated by vandals with heads and arms removed.
But that's exactly what you'll find at Venice High School. Right in front of the high school, in the middle of a small rose garden, is a larger-than-life-size statue of actress Myrna Loy. And the orginal version of the statue was made years before Myrna appeared in a single movie.
A famous statue, installed in 1922 and for which then-unknown Venice High School student Myrna Loy served as model, stood on the front lawn of Venice High School for over 70 years. An unsightly cage was erected to prevent vandalism, but the statue was ultimately removed and sent to indoor storage in 1998.
Apr 12, 2010 · The Myrna Loy Statue is officially back at Venice High! The bronze is by Cambria sculptor Ernest Shelton, based on the original by Venice High art teacher Harry Winebrenner who in 1922 used student Myrna Williams as the model.
Apr 9, 2010 · Venice alumni raised the money to restore the sculpture, and on Saturday a restored sculpture will be re-dedicated on the Venice High lawn in a public ceremony. From the Free Venice Beachhead: The Myrna Loy Statue is a remnant of the golden age of art from 1917 to 1933.
