D. E. McDermott has received extraordinary attention his figurative themes, simplicity of design, and elegant presentation. His sculptures invite the viewer’s eyes to return again and again.
His large sculpture, “Youth”, was commissioned in the city of Valencia, Spain for its Exposition. The “Joy of Dance” sculpture is on permanent display in Shinji, Japan. The 8 foot high “Dance of Life” was commissioned as part of a $200 million expansion of Central DuPage Hospital in Chicago. This bronze, placed upon a 7 foot granite pedestal rises 15 feet in a four story high atrium and is the artistic centerpiece of the hospital’s new Women and Children’s Pavilion.
Most recently, he completed installation of five seven foot high bronzes at the University of Arkansas, for the entrance to their new state-of-the-art Faulkner Performing Arts Center on the Fayetteville campus.