Bonnie Bronson
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Bonnie Bronson | |
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| Born | March 9, 1940 |
| Died | August 4, 1990 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Website | bonniebronsonart |
Bonnie Bronson (1940–1990)[1] was an American painter and sculptor and one of Portland, Oregon's most prominent artists during the 1970s–1980s.[1] Randal Davis said that her work showed "an abiding love for the sheer beauty of materials and a fascination with unusual structures and systems."[2]
Bronson was born in Portland in 1940, and attended the University of Kansas, the University of Oregon, and the Portland Art Museum School.[3] She married sculptor Lee Kelly in 1961.[2] After their Portland home and studio were heavily damaged in the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, they purchased a former dairy farm outside of Oregon City, where they spent the rest of their lives. They had two children, Kassandra and Jason.[3] In 1990, Bronson died at age 50 in a mountaineering accident on Mazama Glacier on Mt. Adams, Washington.[3] An award in her name, the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship, is presented to one Pacific Northwest artist each year.[4]
Works[]
- Tree of Life (1964), with Lee Kelly
- Leland I (1975), with Lee Kelly
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Purdy, Lloyd (December 5, 2010). "Featured at Winestock – Bonnie Bronson: Grids". Historic Downtown Oregon City. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Davis, Randal. Bonnie Bronson Works 1960-1990 (PDF). p. 7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Bonnie Bronson Works 1960-1990 (PDF). pp. 36–37.
- ^ "Celebrating Bonnie Bronson and her art". The Oregonian. September 17, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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- 1940 births
- 1990 deaths
- 20th-century American painters
- 20th-century American sculptors
- 20th-century American women artists
- Artists from Portland, Oregon
- Pacific Northwest College of Art alumni
- Painters from Oregon
- Sculptors from Oregon
- University of Kansas alumni
- University of Oregon alumni