Obituary: Edgar Zell Steever IV - US mint engraver
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Edgar Zell Steever 4th, 91, formerly of Devon, a sculptor-engraver at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia for 38 years, died of kidney failure Nov. 26 at Mystic Academy, an assisted-living facility in New London, Conn.
Mr. Steever's design projects at the Mint included commemorative pieces, such as a gold coin honoring Frank Lloyd Wright and a medal honoring George and Ira Gershwin; currency for foreign countries; half-dollar coins for the Atlanta Summer Olympics and the centennial of the Statue of Liberty; and the reverse side of the Virginia state quarter. He was proud to have so much of his art find its way into people's pockets, his son Stanford said. Mr. Steever won an art award in 1996 from the American Numismatic Association. He retired from the Mint in 2002.
Mr. Steever earned bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from Yale University, where he met Emily Barringer, a painter. After they married in 1941, they lived in Talmadge Hill, Conn., where Mr. Steever taught sculpture and executed numerous commissions, including a life-size bronze of a leopard, the mascot of Lafayette College in Easton, his hometown. He joined the Mint in 1964.
Mr. Steever enjoyed sailing and rowing and had taken boat-building classes in Maine. He was active with conservation groups to preserve wild habitats.
In addition to his son, he is survived by sons Edgar Z. 5th and Theodore; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His wife died in 1987.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. David's Episcopal Church, 763 S. Valley Forge Rd., Wayne. Donations may be made to the Thousand Islands Land Trust, Box 238, Clayton, N.Y. 13624.
Mr. Steever's design projects at the Mint included commemorative pieces, such as a gold coin honoring Frank Lloyd Wright and a medal honoring George and Ira Gershwin; currency for foreign countries; half-dollar coins for the Atlanta Summer Olympics and the centennial of the Statue of Liberty; and the reverse side of the Virginia state quarter. He was proud to have so much of his art find its way into people's pockets, his son Stanford said. Mr. Steever won an art award in 1996 from the American Numismatic Association. He retired from the Mint in 2002.
Mr. Steever earned bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from Yale University, where he met Emily Barringer, a painter. After they married in 1941, they lived in Talmadge Hill, Conn., where Mr. Steever taught sculpture and executed numerous commissions, including a life-size bronze of a leopard, the mascot of Lafayette College in Easton, his hometown. He joined the Mint in 1964.
Mr. Steever enjoyed sailing and rowing and had taken boat-building classes in Maine. He was active with conservation groups to preserve wild habitats.
In addition to his son, he is survived by sons Edgar Z. 5th and Theodore; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His wife died in 1987.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. David's Episcopal Church, 763 S. Valley Forge Rd., Wayne. Donations may be made to the Thousand Islands Land Trust, Box 238, Clayton, N.Y. 13624.
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