Jerry McKenna
Jerry McKenna is an American sculptor whose work can be found in museums, churches, stadiums, halls of fame, universities, parks, public buildings, and private collections around the world. He is most noted for his bronze sculptures of military leaders, religious figures and sports stars.[1]
Biography
Born on December 28, 1937, McKenna is a former U.S. Air Force officer and decorated Vietnam War veteran, his early recognition came from his bronze portraits of famous Air Force generals, such as Generals Henry "Hap" Arnold," Jimmy Doolittle, Doyle E. Larson, Billy Mitchell, Ira C. Eaker, and John Dale Ryan[2] Over the past 35 years, he has done nearly one hundred military-related pieces, including several Medal of Honor recipients. In 1994, McKenna was commissioned to create The Lincoln-Douglas Debate that stands in Lincoln-Douglas Square in Alton, Ill, at the exact spot where the last of the famous debates took place in 1857.[3]
McKenna also creates religious art. In Texas, his bronze baptismal fonts stand in St. Mary's Cathedral in Amarillo, St. Brigid's Church and St. Mark the Evangelist Church in San Antonio, and St. Peter the Apostle Church in Boerne. He also sculpted The Holy Family for the Church of the Epiphany in Normal, IL and a thirteen-foot crucifix for the Holy Family Chapel at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, OH. His greatest religious commission came in 1987 when he was selected to create the Processional Cross for the mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II in San Antonio.
McKenna's sports sculptures encompass football stars, hockey hall of famers, an Irish hurling legend and a one-time amateur boxer. They include seventeen portrait busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Knute Rockne at the College Football Hall of Fame and his birthplace in Voss, Norway,[4][5] sculptures of Charles A. Comiskey at U. S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Dan Devine, George Gipp, Frank Leahy, Lou Holtz,[6] Ara Parseghian and Moose Krause at Notre Dame Stadium,[7] Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch for the University of Wisconsin, The French Connection (ice hockey) (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perrault, and René Robert) at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY; Basketball coach Bill Sudeck at Western Reserve University; hurling star Ollie Walsh in County Kilkenny, Ireland, and two sculptures of Tim Horton—one in Buffalo and the other in Hamilton, Ontario;,[8] his sculpture of the late Ralph Wilson, founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, unveiled at Ralph Wilson Stadium in September 2015.,[9] and onetime amateur boxer Packy East... also known as Bob Hope
Over the years he has received many awards, such as the University of Notre Dame's 1962 Emil Jacques Medal of Fine Arts and the 2001 Rev. Anthony J. Lauck Award. Also, in 2001, McKenna was awarded an Honorary ND Monogram by the Notre Dame National Monogram Club.[10] He was named the 2003 Sports Sculptor of the Year by the All-American Football Foundation. In 2013, IRISH AMERICA Magazine added him to their list of the Top 100 Irish Americans. And, in 2014, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) named his sculpture of The Four Horsemen as the number one in their list of the Top Five Statues in College Football (His Ara Parseghian, AKA “Victory”, came in fifth).
McKenna began his formal study of art at the age of fourteen at the Gertrude Herbert School of Art in Augusta, Georgia. Later, he continued his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and at the San Antonio Art Institute. He received Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he studied under Robert Leader and Dr. Stanley Sasha Sessler, and was influenced by the sculptor-in-residence, Ivan Meštrović.[11] He also received a Master of Arts from Webster University in 1981.
McKenna lives in the small Texas Hill Country community of Boerne, Texas and works in a studio that was originally built as a cattle barn. Born in Connellsville, PA, McKenna has lived in Texas for over forty years.[12] He is proud of his Pennsylvania roots but says, "I have traveled the world over and I have yet to find a more perfect place to work. It offers beauty, peace, and sunshine for most of the year." He has the distinction of holding both U.S. and Irish citizenship and he spends part of each year in Ireland.[13] In 2016, was named Chieftain of the worldwide Clann MacKenna, at a ceremony in County Monaghan, Ireland. In June 2016, he was inducted into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame,[14] joining the likes of Clark Gable, and Dean Martin.
In addition to sculpture, McKenna’s other interests include travel, history, photography and writing. His book, "A THIRD LIFE — Sculptures for God, County & Notre Dame" is in its second edition. He is an Artist-Fellow of the American Society of Aviation Artists and a Member of the Coppini Academy of Fine Arts.
Personal life
McKenna claims as his hometowns: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Lakewood, Ohio, East Liverpool, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, Texas and most recently Boerne, Texas. Schools attended include: Boys Catholic High School in Augusta, Georgia, Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, American Academy of Art, University of Notre Dame (BFA, 1962) and Webster University (MA, 1981).
McKenna was married to Stephanie Lyn Hawkins from 1961 - 1971, and Gail Ann Thomas from 1972–present. He has daughter, Colleen Marie McKenna, and four sons: Michael Rockne McKenna, Patrick Jerome McKenna, Colonel Seán Stephen McKenna, and Daniel Coughlin McKenna. He has eleven grandchildren.[15]
Military Service
McKenna served in the United States Air Force from 1963-1989, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He attended Squadron Officer School (1963), Air Command and Staff College (1976), and Industrial College of the Armed Forces, now called the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (1979). He served in the Vietnam War.
Major Awards and Decorations:
- Bronze Star Medal
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal (United States) with 3 devices
- Air Force Commendation Medal#Air Force with 2 devices
- Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 device
- Presidential Unit Citation (United States) with 1 device
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 3 devices and a "V" Device
- Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) with Palm
- Vietnam Campaign Medal with 3 Service stars
Sculptures
Military related:
- Aeromedical Evacuation Legacy Team Memorial, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Airlift/Tanker Association Monument
- General Bernard Ardisana, USAF, Ardisana Hall, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- General Henry H. Arnold, USAAF, HQ, Air Force Aid Society, Arlington, VA
- Aviator's Badge (6-foot "Wings") Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, TX
- Aviator's Badge (6-foot "Wings") Columbus Air Force Base, MS
- Captain Emile Bonnet, USNR, Naval Reserve Association, Arlington, VA
- SSgt William J. Bordelon, MOH, USMC, Central Catholic Marianist High School, San Antonio, TX
- General of the Army Omar Bradley, USAF, 1/2 life size, artist's studio, Boerne, TX
- General (Chaplain) Charles I. Carpenter, USAF, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC
- General Duane H. Cassidy, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- General Jimmy Doolittle, USAAD, Three Copies: Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, GA; Imperial War Museum Duxford, RAF Duxford, UK; and Doolittle Hall, United States Air Force Academy, CO
- Major Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci, USAF, Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, TX
- General Russell E. Dougherty, USAF, Dougherty Hall, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
- General Ira C. Eaker, USAF, 8 locations: Imperial War Museum Duxford, RAF Duxford, UK; HQ, Air Force Association, Arlington, VA; Buckinghamshire Library, UK; Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, GA; Royal Air Force Museum London, London, England; Experimental Aircraft Museum, Oshkosh, WI; Barksdale Air Force Base, LA; Maxwell Air Force Base, AL; Scott Air Force Base, IL
- ESC Chess Piece, two copies: HQs, 25th Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, TX; and Misawa Air Base, Japan
- General Ronald Fogleman, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Founder's Monument, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- CMSgt Larry J. Fritz, USAF, Marienfelde, Berlin, Germany
- General Harold L. George, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- MSgt Fred Gibbs, USAF, RAF Mildenhall, UK
- Colonel Gail Halvorsen ("The Candy Bomber"/Raisin Bombers), USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Sergeant Roy Hooe, AAC, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- General Robert E. Huyser, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Lt. Colonel Joe M. Jackson, Medal of Honor winner, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Lt. George E. M. Kelly, AAC, Main Entrance, Port San Antonio, TX
- Commander Fred Kempe, USNR, United States Navy Reserve Hall of Fame, Arlington, VA
- General Lawrence Kuter, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Major General Doyle E. Larson,[16] USAF, Two Copies: Entrance to Larson Hall, Lackland Air Force Base, TX; and Veterans Park, Madelia, Minnesota
- Sergeant John Levitow (small bust), Medal of Honor winner, Goodfellow Air Force Base
- Sergeant John Levitow (life-size bust), Medal of Honor winner, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Nancy Harkness Love, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), USAAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Merrillville Veterans Memorial in Merrillville, Indiana[17]
- General Robert F. McDermott, USAF, Entrance of USAA Building, San Antonio, TX
- Lt. Colonel Jerry McKenna, USAF, Taft Collection, Dallas, TX
- General Ranald S. Mackenzie, USA, Riley Flynn Collection, San Antonio, TX
- Mid-Air Refueling Pioneers Memorial, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Military Airlift/Tanker Association Monument, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, United States Air Force Academy, CO
- General William G. Moore Jr., USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Sergeant Trista Moretti, USA, Medina Annex, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- General Joseph Nazarro, USAF, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA
- General Robert B. Patterson, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Staff Sergeant William H. Pitsenbarger, Medal of Honor winner, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- SMSgt David B. Reid, USAF, Bas Relief at Reid Hall, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- Captain John C. Rice, Jr, USNR, Naval Reserve Hall of Fame, Arlington, VA
- General John Dale Ryan, USAF, United States Air Force Academy, CO
- General General Thomas M. Ryan, Jr., USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Mr. John F. Shea, Air Force Civilian, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- General Ellie G. Schuler, Jr., USAF, Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, GA
- General Cyrus R. Smith, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- General Joseph Smith, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Mr. Gordon Sommers, Gordon Sommers Award, Larson Hall, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- General Carl Tooey Spaatz, USAF, Two Copies: Imperial War Museum Duxford Annex, RAF Duxford, UK; and the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, GA
- General Carl Stapleton, USAF, Stapleton Park, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- General William H. Tunner, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Colonel Church Watkins, USAF, Church Watkins Collection
- Colonel Earl Young, USAF, Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL
Religious:
- Saint Andre Bessette, bust, three copies: Coleman-Morse Center, Notre Dame, IN; St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio), The Rev. Patrick Peyton, CSC Memorial Center, County Mayo, Ireland; and Holy Cross of San Antonio, TX
- Saint Andre Bessette, CSC, life-size figure, Schubert Villa, Notre Dame, IN
- Saint Andre Bessette, CSC, seven-foot tall, to be placed at Holly Cross College, IN (2016)
- Baptismal Font, St. Mary’s Cathedral (Amarillo, Texas)
- Baptismal Font, Saint Peter the Apostle Church, Boerne, TX
- Baptismal Font, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Community, San Antonio, TX
- Baptismal Font, St. Brigid of Ireland Church, San Antonio, TX
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Church of the Epiphany, Normal, IL
- Saint Brigid's cross, two copies: St. Brigid of Kildare Chapel, Mc Glinn Hall, Notre Dame, IN; Brigidine Convent Chapel, San Antonio, TX
- Monsignor Thomas F. Campion (Replica), Skip Brennan Collection, Monroe, WI[18]
- Monsignor Thomas F. Campion (Life size with child) Monroe, WI
- Candle Sticks, Saint Peter the Apostle Church, Boerne, TX
- Crucifix, Catholic Parish of Saint Peter the Apostle
- Crucifix, Holy Family Chapel, St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)
- Saint Gabriel, Artist's studio gallery, Boerne, TX
- Mother Théodore Guérin, S.P., Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Terre Haute, IN
- Rev. Theodore Hesburgh CSC, three copies: Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies, Jerusalem, Israel; and "The Hesburgh Grove," Holly Cross College, Notre Dame, IN; and at The Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
- Fathers Hesburgh and Joyce on a bench (small model), Gadawsky Collection, Niagara Falls, NY
- Monsignor Ignatius McDermott, McDermott Place, Washington St., Chicago, IL
- Reverend Charles E. Sheedy CSC, Great Hall, O'Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, IN
- Joseph and the Young Christ, Church of the Epiphany, Normal, IL
- Processional cross for the Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II in San Antonio, Texas. Cross is now located at the Archdiocesan Chancery, San Antonio, TX
Sports:
- University of Wisconsin Football Coach Barry Alvarez, University of Wisconsin Booster Club, Madison, WI
- 1956 Olympic Weighlifting Gold Medalist Paul Anderson, Paul Anderson Park, Toccoa, GA
- Joe Andrews, Sr., Whataburger Restaurant, Alice, TX
- Angelo Bertelli, Heisman Group, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Baseball Hall of Fame Announcer Jack Brickhouse,[19] Tribune Square, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
- Bronco Buster, Model for a 13-foot bronze, Artist's Studio Gallery, Boerne, TX
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Tight End Dave Casper, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Samuel V. Champion, Samuel V. Champion High School, Boerne, TX
- The Jack Chevigny Trophy, to be presented to the winner of future Notre Dame - Texas football match-ups (made in 2015)
- Charles Comiskey, Concourse, U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
- Notre Dame Football Coach Dan Devine,[20] Dan Devine Gate, Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
- Tony Dorsett, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- San Emerson, Sports Hall of Fame, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Roger Ferrell, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jacksonville, FL
- Forged in the Rockies, Model for a 20-foot bronze at the United States Air Force Academy, CO
- The French Connection, 1st Niagara Arena, Buffalo, NY
- Four Horseman, Guglielmino Athletics Complex, Notre Dame, IN
- George Gipp, 2 bas reliefs: Notre Dame Stadium Varsity Locker Room; and on the Gipp Memorial Monument in Laurium, MI
- Dan Hampton, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Leon Hart, Heisman Group, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Easter Heathman, Memorial Plaque, pillar inside the Notre Dame Stadium, Lou Holtz Gate
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, University of Wisconsin Booster Club, Madison, WI
- Notre Dame Football Coach Lou Holtz, Lou Holtz Gate, Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
- Lloyd Hopkins, Hopkins Field, Moore Park, Madison County, IL
- Paul Hornung, Heisman Group, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Tim Horton, Two copies: (as a Buffalo Sabre) at 1st Niagara Arena, Buffalo, BY; (as a Toronto Maple Leaf), Tim Hortons First Restaurant and Museum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- John Huarte, Heisman Group, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Henry Jordan, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Coach Jake Kline, inside Kline Field, Notre Dame, IN
- Edward Walter Moose Krause, outside the Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN
- Paul Krause, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Rev. Bernard Lange, CSC, inside the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, Notre Dame, IN
- Johnny Lattner, Heisman Group, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Notre Dame Football Coach Frank Leahy, Leahy Gate, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Fighting Irish Leprechaun, Purcell Pavilion, Gate 10, Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN
- Marv Levy, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Notre Dame, IN
- Johnny Lujack,[21] Three sculptures: (bas relief) Heisman Group, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN; (small kneeling figure modeled after the Cover of LIFE Magazine, Sept. 29, 1947) Connellsville High School, Connellsville, Pennsylvania; and in the Lujack Collection
- Tommy MacDonald, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Wellington Mara, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Byron Miller, bas relief in gymnasium, Madison High School, San Antonio, TX
- Tim Monahan, Monahan Collection, Arcola, IL
- Mike Munchak, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Ozzie Newsome, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Notre Dame Football Coach Ara Parseghian,[22] Two Sculptures: (18" Maquete) Schivarelli Collection, Chicago and (full-size) outside the Ara Parseghian Gate, Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
- Harvey Penick, (bust, four castings) Golfsmith, Austin, TX
- Mel Renfro, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Pat Richter, University of Wisconsin–Madison Booster Club, Madison, WI
- Knute Rockne, (twin statues in Voss, Norway and College Football Hall of Fame)
- Knute Rockne, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Knute Rockne, relief plaque, Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room, Notre Dame, IN
- Dan Rooney, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Billy Shaw, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Dr. Raymond "Bud" Simpson, Simpson Tennis Center, Moore Park, Madison Co., IL
- Coach Hank Stram, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Coach Bill Sudeck, Sports Hall of Fame, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Lynn Swann, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Linebacker Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
- Irish Sportsman Ollie Walsh, Walsh Park, Thomastown, Country Kilkenny, Ireland
- Dave Wilcox, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
Other:
- Dr. Gertrude Barber, Foyer, The Barber National Institute, Erie, PA
- Betty, Two life-size nude female torsos, McKenna Collection, Boerne, TX
- Joseph Brown, The Music Recital Hall, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Sir Winston Churchill, The Churchill, Cambridge, England
- Campfire Serenade (Cowboy with Harmonica), McKenna Studio Gallery, Boerne, TX
- Debbie Cran, Cran Collection, Houston, TX
- Jean Davenport, The Davenport Collection, Boerne, TX
- Rep. William Dickinson, Dickinson Law Center, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
- Harmon Dobson, outside Whataburger Restaurant, The Marina, Corpus Christi, TX
- Donald Douglas, Two copies: Airlift/Tanker Walk of Fame, Scott Air Force Base, IL; and American Airlines Museum, Dallas, TX
- Dr. John L. Ewing, Jr., University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH
- Bob Hope, Bob Hope Theatre of the Performing Arts, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- Horse (Drinking Water), McKenna Estate, Boerne, TX
- Professor R.V. Jones, Larson Hall, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
- Kathleen, Artist's Collection, Boerne, TX
- Dr. Howard M. Kolenbrander, University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH
- Roy Maas, Roy Maas Youth Alternatives, The Meadowlands, Boerne, TX
- Dan Mason, The Mason Collection, Rocky River, OH
- Latin Tree Frog, Fiesta Restaurant Group, Dallas, TX
- Irish Singer Frank Paterson, Mick Delahunty Square, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
- The Lincoln–Douglas debate, Lincoln-Douglas Square, Alton, IL
- Michael H. "Mike" Thomas, The Kate Parnes Collection, Redwood City, CA
- Dr. Nari Vaswani, ISN Corporation, Washington, DC
- Vesna, The Hickman Collection, Akron, OH
- The Wadlow Chair, Robert Wadlow Park, Alton, IL
- Glenda Woods, The Children's Shelter, San Antonio, TX
References
- ↑ Lefebvre, Jim. "Forever Irish". Forever Irish - Celebrating the Heritage of Notre Dame Football. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Koidin Jaffee, Michelle (December 17, 2010). "AF officer molded career in sculpture". Express-News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square". "Freeport/Stephenson County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ McKenna, Jerry. "Sculpting Rockne". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Rockne sculpture unveiled". Winter 2005-2006. Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Lou Holtz Sculpture To Be Dedicated Saturday Morning". UND.COM - Notre Dame Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Fighting Irish Coaching Legends Take Their Place Under the Sun". Forever Irish. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Advertisement or not, Tim Horton Statue adds to waterfront landscape". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bills to erect statue of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.". The Buffalo Bills Website. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Honorary Monogram Recipients". ND National Monogram Club. UND.COM. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Hamilton, Rachel; Hannah Storm. "Sculpting ND Memories". Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Irish Central". Irish Central. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Jerry McKenna". Irish America. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Lou Holtz Hall of Fame". Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "About the Artist". Jerry McKenna, Sculptor.
- ↑ "Bronze bust in Madelia's Veteran's Memorial Park honor's city's distinguished native". NUJournal. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Visual Art around Merrillville, Indiana". LakeNet. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Klamer Barry, Sue. "Honoring Msgr. Campion and Campion's Champions". Diocese of Madison Catholic Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Jyoti. "Public Art in Chicago: Pioneer Court". Public Art in Chicago. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Devine Sculpture Completes Circle of Notre Dame Championship Coaches". Forever Irish.
- ↑ "Portfolio Page". Jerry McKenna, Sculptor.
- ↑ Coughlin, Dan. "Coughlin: Times have changed at Notre Dame". The Chronicle-Telegram. Retrieved 30 April 2012.