Eleanor Milleville

American sculptor

Eleanor Shaw Milleville (1922-1991) was a noted twentieth-century American sculptor. Milleville was born in February 1922.[1] A graduate of Simmons College (Massachusetts), she was known for her realistic sculptures in bronze. Her completed works include:

  • Roberto Clemente bronze relief, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • “Heather” at Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Heather was modeled after the artist's daughter who died at a young age.[2]
  • Memorial Plaque for Howard Bowman Stewart at Round Hill Park, Pennsylvania.
  • Heroic portraits in relief at EQT Plaza, Pittsburgh, of Woodrow Wilson and Thomas G. Masaryk, in honor of the founding of the nation of Czechoslovakia.
  • “A Prayer for Peace” at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Milleville died in O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, January 15, 1991.[3]

References

  1. ^ U. S. Social Security Records
  2. ^ U. S. Art Inventory at the Smithsonian Institution
  3. ^ Obituary. Pittsburgh Press, January 17, 1991.