Lee Kelly

Lee Kelly
Born 1932 (age 85–86)
McCall, Idaho
Alma mater
Spouse(s)
Website www.leekellysculpture.net

Lee Kelly (born 1932) is an American sculptor. His work is well-known throughout the West Coast of the United States, with 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

  1. 1 2 "Oregon's Sculptor: Lee Kelly". Oregon Arts Commission. November 27, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Row, D.K. (October 9, 2010). "Profile: Northwest sculptor Lee Kelly". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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