Lee Kelly
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Lee Kelly (born 1932) is an American sculptor who has more than 30 sculptures on display between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington.[1] Kelly has been called "Oregon's sculptor".[1]
Personal life[]
Born in rural McCall in central Idaho, Kelly was raised near Riggins, Idaho.[2] In the 1950s he graduated from what is now Portland State University before joining the United States Air Force and marrying Jeanette Bernhardt.[2] During the late 1950s he attended Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon.[2] Bernhardt and Kelly had one daughter Kassandra, and Bernhardt died in 1960 of cancer before Kassandra turned one.[2]
In 1961, Kelly married Bonnie Bronson, and in 1963 they bought a 5-acre (2.0 ha) dairy farm near Oregon City, where as of 2010 Kelly still lived.[2] Kelly and Bronson had a son, Jason, who died in 1978 of leukemia, while Bronson died climbing Mount Adams with Kelly in 1990.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Oregon's Sculptor: Lee Kelly". Oregon Arts Commission. November 27, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Row, D.K. (October 9, 2010). "Profile: Northwest sculptor Lee Kelly". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
External links[]
- Official website
- Lee Kelly at Elizabeth Leach Gallery
- Metal Sculptor Lee Kelly, Oregon Art Beat, Oregon Public Broadcasting (2007)
- Exploring The World Of Oregon Sculptor Lee Kelly, Oregon Public Broadcasting (2017)
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- 1932 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sculptors
- 21st-century American sculptors
- American male sculptors
- American contemporary artists
- Artists from Idaho
- Pacific Northwest College of Art alumni
- People from Oregon City, Oregon
- People from McCall, Idaho
- Portland State University alumni
- Sculptors from Oregon
- United States Air Force personnel