Lee Kelly

Lee Kelly
Born	1932 McCall, Idaho
Alma mater	Portland State University Portland Art Museum School
Spouse(s)	Jeanette Bernhardt (1950s–1960) Bonnie Bronson (1961–1990)
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, but 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]

Works

Paintings

• Untitled^[3]
• Untitled^[4]
• Untitled (1959)^[5]

Sculptures

• Untitled (LK791)^[6]
• Untitled (LK793)^[7]
• Untitled Study (Icarus in Yucatan)^[8]
• Untitled (LK789) (1959)^[9]
• Untitled (LK797) (c. 1961)^[10]
• Untitled (LK790) (1965)^[11]
• Untitled (Bumper) II (1966–1967)^[12]
• Untitled (Bumper) III (1966–1967)^[13]
• Untitled (Bumper) IV (1966–1967)^[14]
• Untitled (Bumper) V (1966–1967)^[15]
• Untitled (Bumper) VI (1966–1967)^[16]
• Untitled (Bumper) VII (1966–1967)^[17]
• Untitled (Bumper) VIII (1966–1967)^[18]
• Untitled (Bumper) IX (1966–1967)^[19]
• Untitled (Bumper) X (1966–1967)^[20]
• Untitled (Bumper) XI (1966–1967)^[21]
• Untitled (Bumper) (1967/2004)^[22]
• (Unthank Park Cylindric Sculpture) (1967–1968), Unthank Park, Portland, Oregon^[23]
• Study for a Large Sculpture #5 (1969)^[24]
• Gate F (1973), Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California^[25]
• Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain (1975), also known as Water Sculpture,^[26] International Rose Test Garden, Portland, Oregon^[27][28]
• Leland I (1975), Portland, Oregon (with Bonnie Bronson)^[29]
• Untitled fountain (1977), Portland, Oregon^[30]
• Arlie (1978)^[1]
• Elkhorn (1978–1979), Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon^[31]
• Lava Ridge (1978), Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington^[32]
• Nash (1978–1979), Portland, Oregon^[33]
• Memory II (1979)
• Trigger 4 (1979), Reed College, Portland, Oregon^[34]
• (Abstract) (1982), Portland, Oregon^[35]
• Akbar's Garden (1984), University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon^[36]
• Arch with Oaks (1986), Beaverton, Oregon^[37]
• Four Columns (1988), Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington^[32]
• Friendship Circle (1990), Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon (with Michael Stirling)^[38][39]
• Angkor I (1994), Millennium Plaza Park, Lake Oswego, Oregon^[1][40][41]
• Angkor II
• Angkor IV (1995), Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington^[32]
• Aksary (1996)
• Patan (1996)
• Memory 99 (1999),^[2][42] North Park Blocks, Portland, Oregon^[43][44]
• Wall Study #1 (1999)^[45]
• Wall Study #2 (1999)^[46]
• Akbar's Elephant (2000)
• Bird Series I (2003)^[47]
• Rajastan III (2004)
• Henry Ford at Delphi (2005)^[48]
• Mughal Garden (2005)^[49]
• Leaving Kathmandu (2006)^[1]
• Sulphur Butterfly (2006)^[50]
• Howard's Way (2007), Portland, Oregon^[51]
• Kyoto 8 (2008)^[52]
• Memory IX (2008)^[53]
• Goddess Revisited I (2009)^[54]
• Goddess Revisited II (2009)^[55]
• Goddess Revisited III (2009)^[56]
• Goddess Revisited IV (2009)^[57]
• Study for Henry Ford at Delphi (2009)^[58]
• moontrap (2011), Oregon City, Oregon^[59]
• Nepal I (2011)^[60]
• Nepal II (2011)^[61]
• Study for a Large Sculpture #1 (2011)^[62]
• Study for a Large Sculpture #2 (2011)^[63]
• Study for a Large Sculpture #3 (2011)^[64]
• Study for a Large Sculpture #4 (2011)^[65]
• Study for Nepal I (2011)^[66]
• Study for Nepal II (2011)^[67]
• Atacama I (2012)^[68]
• Atacama II (2012)^[69]
• Atacama III (2012)^[70]
• Atacama IV (2012)^[71]
• C'hacabuco I (2012)^[72]
• C'hacabuco II (2012)^[73]
• C'hacabuco III (2012)^[74]
• Pumalin (2012)^[75]
• Pumalina I (2012)^[76]
• Pumalina II (2012)^[77]
• Pavilion II (2013)^[78]

Gallery

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  Trigger 4 (1979) in front of the Studio Art Building at Reed College, Portland, Oregon

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  Friendship Circle (1990) at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon

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  Henry Ford at Delphi (2005) being moved into place in 2012

References

1. "Oregon's Sculptor: Lee Kelly". Oregon Arts Commission. November 27, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
2. Row, D.K. (October 9, 2010). "Profile: Northwest sculptor Lee Kelly". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
3. "Lee Kelly: Untitled". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
4. "Lee Kelly: Untitled". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
5. "Lee Kelly: Untitled, 1959". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
6. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (LK791), n.d.". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
7. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (LK793), n.d.". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
8. "Lee Kelly: Untitled Study (Icarus in Yucatan), n.d.". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
9. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (LK789), 1959". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
10. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (LK797), ca. 1961". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
11. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (LK790), 1965". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
12. "Untitled (Bumper) II, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
13. "Untitled (Bumper) III, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
14. "Untitled (Bumper) IV, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
15. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper) V, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
16. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper) VI, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
17. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper) VII, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
18. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper) VIII, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
19. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper) IX, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
20. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper) X, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
21. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper) XI, 1966/67". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
22. "Lee Kelly: Untitled (Bumper), 1967/2004". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
23. "(Unthank Park Cylindric Sculpture), (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
24. "Lee Kelly: Study for a Large Sculpture #5, 1969". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
25. "Gate F". LeeKellySculpture.net. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
26. "Washington Park International Rose Test Garden". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
27. "Frank Beach Memorial Fountain". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
28. "Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
29. "Leland #1". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
30. "Untitled fountain". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
31. "Elkhorn, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
32. "Outdoor Sculpture Walk: Whitman College: Walla Walla, Washington" (PDF). Whitman College. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
33. "Nash, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
34. "Trigger 4, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
35. "(Abstract), (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
36. "The Architecture of the University of Oregon: Outdoor Sculpture & Building Ornamentation: Akbar's Garden". University of Oregon. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
37. "Arch with Oaks, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
38. "Friendship Circle". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
39. "Friendship Circle, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
40. Runquist, Justin (October 15, 2013). "Lake Oswego Arts Council raising money to keep Lee Kelly sculpture in town". The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). Retrieved March 3, 2014.
41. Runquist, Justin (November 1, 2013). "Lake Oswego Arts Council reaches fundraising goal to purchase Lee Kelly sculpture". The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). Retrieved March 3, 2014.
42. "Lee Kelly: Memory 99". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
43. "Memory 99 Dedication Ceremony at Future North Park Block". Portland, Oregon: Pacific Northwest College of Art. September 26, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
44. "Sculpture unveiled at newest North Park Block". KPTV. November 16, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
45. "Lee Kelly: Wall Study #1, 1999". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
46. "Lee Kelly: Wall Study #2, 1999". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
47. "Lee Kelly: Bird Series I, 2003". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
48. "Lee Kelly: Henry Ford at Delphi, 2005". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
49. "Lee Kelly: Mughal Garden, 2005". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
50. "Lee Kelly: Sulphur Butterfly, 2006". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
51. "Howard's Way". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
52. "Lee Kelly: Kyoto 8, 2008". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
53. "Lee Kelly: Memory IX, 2008". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
54. "Lee Kelly: Goddess Revisited I, 2009". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
55. "Lee Kelly: Goddess Revisited II, 2009". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
56. "Lee Kelly: Goddess Revisited III, 2009". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
57. "Lee Kelly: Goddess Revisited IV, 2009". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
58. "Lee Kelly: Study for Henry Ford at Delphi, 2009". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
59. Purdy, Lloyd (November 1, 2011). "Another Traffic Stopping Event in Downtown Oregon City". Main Street Oregon City Inc. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
60. "Lee Kelly: Nepal I, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
61. "Lee Kelly: Nepal II, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
62. "Lee Kelly: Study for a Large Sculpture #1, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
63. "Lee Kelly: Study for a Large Sculpture #2, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
64. "Lee Kelly: Study for a Large Sculpture #3, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
65. "Lee Kelly: Study for a Large Sculpture #4, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
66. "Lee Kelly: Study for Nepal I, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
67. "Lee Kelly: Study for Nepal II, 2011". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
68. "Lee Kelly: Atacama I, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
69. "Lee Kelly: Atacama II, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
70. "Lee Kelly: Atacama III, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
71. "Lee Kelly: Atacama IV, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
72. "Lee Kelly: C'hacabuco I, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
73. "Lee Kelly: C'hacabuco II, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
74. "Lee Kelly: C'hacabuco III, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
75. "Lee Kelly: Pumalin, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
76. "Lee Kelly: Pumalina I, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
77. "Lee Kelly: Pumalina II, 2012". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
78. "Lee Kelly: Pavilion II, 2013". Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Lee Kelly at Elizabeth Leach Gallery
• Metal Sculptor Lee Kelly, Oregon Art Beat, Oregon Public Broadcasting (2007)