Outdoor Sculpture Collection

Rhoda Sherbell (American, born 1933)
Casey Stengel, 1971
Bronze
45 x 21 x 20.5 in.
Hofstra University Museum of Art, Gift of Long Island Hall of Fame, HU85.67

Casey is one of Sherbell’s earlier works done in the narrative vein, highlighting the events or figures of daily life. During this phase of her work, critics compared her to the famous Neapolitan sculptor, Gemito, because of the “delicacy and sensitivity of her figures which vibrate with vitality and excitement.” One can almost hear the roar of the crowd at Shea or Yankee Stadium when viewing Casey Stengel, and you can witness how her sculpture honors and ennobles the individual spirit.