Four Seasons Cherubs
2000 / Creator Unknown / Toledo
Four small, upright cherubs are placed throughout the garden, each holding something different: a basket, a bird, grapes, flowers.
Acquired by Mrs. Barbara McKelvy’s mother-in-law from Europe in the 1940s.
(The cherub holding flowers is damaged the most, its face has been worn away)
Location: Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. | Previous Location: McKelvy residence on River Road in Perrysburg, Ohio (Wood County). A 1929 French chateau style home facing the Maumee River.
Title
Four Seasons Cherubs
Description
Four small, upright cherubs are placed throughout the garden, each holding something different: a basket, a bird, grapes, flowers.
Acquired by Mrs. Barbara McKelvy’s mother-in-law from Europe in the 1940s.
(The cherub holding flowers is damaged the most, its face has been worn away)
Acquired by Mrs. Barbara McKelvy’s mother-in-law from Europe in the 1940s.
(The cherub holding flowers is damaged the most, its face has been worn away)
Date
2000
Source
Personal correspondence with Toledo Botanical Garden Lead Horticulturist, Jonathan Milbrodt, July 13, 2021.
Article from Home Garden. September 2000. Toledo Botanical Garden acquires McKelvy garden sculpture collection. Article supplied by Toledo Botanical Garden.
Publisher
Ohio Outdoor Sculpture
Relation
Type
Identifier
2143
Location City
Location County
Location Previous
McKelvy residence on River Road in Perrysburg, Ohio (Wood County). A 1929 French chateau style home facing the Maumee River.
Location Notes
Spread throughout the perennial Color Garden near the pond
Provider Qualifier
Donated by
Provider Entity
McKelvy Family, Perrysburg Ohio
Location Site
Location Street
5403 Elmer Dr.
Location Type
Artist Notes
Europe
Installation Date
2000
Creation Date
circa 1940
Materials
Date Relocated
2000
![Four Seasons Cherub Basket.JPG [image/jpeg]](http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/b368a7cc8c849ed95e79217e748a864d.JPG){kind=link}
![Four Seasons Cherub Basket 2.JPG [image/jpeg]](http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/0a0787c3cc8de8515519cf54c42e65b6.JPG){kind=link}
![Four Seasons Cherub Bird 1.JPG [image/jpeg]](http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/d0edcdc00d42b54250825472576e8373.JPG){kind=link}
![Four Seasons Cherub Bird 2.JPG [image/jpeg]](http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/7a110715c80506674237fc8d2bc5be83.JPG){kind=link}
![Four Seasons Cherub Grapes.JPG [image/jpeg]](http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/f21cf9e8a23fcda54b005cc574c6096b.JPG){kind=link}
![Four Seasons Cherub Flowers.JPG [image/jpeg]](http://www.oos.sculpturecenter.org/files/original/e9f86d97174bd98607de3ba60b0d708b.JPG){kind=link}