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High presents major exhibition of wildlife sculptures by artist Grainger McKoy

ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art has organized and premiered “The Sculpture of Grainger McKoy,” a major exhibition dedicated to artist Grainger McKoy’s sculptures of birds. The exhibition features 34 small- to large-scale sculptures and several related models and color sketches produced over the course of his career, which spans from the early 1970s until the present. The installation also explores McKoy’s artistic process, showcasing a selection of mixed-media works in a variety of stages from raw sketches to finished sculptures, as well as graphics and a film of the artist at work in his studio. “The Sculpture of Grainger McKoy” will be on view exclusively at the High from September 25, 2011, through January 8, 2012. “For nearly four decades Grainger has distinguished himself in the field of wildlife art, carving works of remarkable realism,” stated Michael E. Shapiro, the High’s Nancy and Holcomb