National Arts Club in Washington, D.C. Some of Cavanaugh's pieces were presented by President Clinton as state gifts to the presidents of Egypt and France. His sculpture, Demeter, after the Greek goddess of agriculture, is featured in the Friendship Garden of the U.S. National Arboretum. His sculpture of Olive Risley Seward, adopted daughter of William Henry Seward, is installed by a private residence in Southeast Washington, near Seward Square, which is named for the statesman. Some of his sculptural plaques were installed on buildings in the Dupont Circle area which were restored by his partner Froeder. Cavanaugh was prolific and sold numerous sculptures and other works from his Swann Street studio shows. The breadth of Cavanaugh's work extended into less traditional formats including Flux Box Year Two (1967), one of many compilations of small artists' objects produced by the interdisciplinary movement, Fluxus. From 2008 to 2011, a retrospective exhibit of Cavanaugh's work, In Search of Motion, traveled to the Saginaw Art Museum, the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, and the Dubuque Museum of Art. Legacy and honors The John Cavanaugh Foundation was formed by Philip Froeder and others to preserve his art and make it known. The National Sculpture Society annually awards the National Sculpture Society Silver Medal and John Cavanaugh Memorial Prize to artists exhibiting with the institution. References External links John Cavanaugh Foundation's Web Site "Sculptor Profile :: John Cavanaugh" 1921 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American sculptors American male sculptors Sculptors from Ohio Artists from Washington, D.C. Bisexual artists Deaths from lung disease American LGBT artists LGBT people from Ohio Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni People from Sycamore, Ohio People from Dupont Circle 20th-century LGBT people 20th-century American male artists