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1927 Phoenix, AZ - 2005 Sturgis, SD. Known for: Sculpture, painting.
John Phillip “J.P.” Kelley was born March 3, 1927, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the son of a range boss and cowboy, John Constantine Kelley, who was born and raised in rugged New Mexico. As a young... Read full biography
John Phillip “J.P.” Kelley was born March 3, 1927, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the son of a range boss and cowboy, John Constantine Kelley, who was born and raised in rugged New Mexico. As a young man, J.P. worked as a cowpuncher on the Apache reservation in Arizona alongside his dad in the 1940's... Read full biography
John Phillip “J.P.” Kelley was born March 3, 1927, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the son of a range boss and cowboy, John Constantine Kelley, who was born and raised in rugged New Mexico. As a young man, J.P. worked as a cowpuncher on the Apache reservation in Arizona alongside his dad in the 1940's and 1950's. During that era, he went by the nickname Jack Kelley. In his own words, he recalled, “I was raised on a horse, staring cattle in the rump. I rode and worked on more mean horses than the... Read full biography
John Phillip “J.P.” Kelley was born March 3, 1927, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the son of a range boss and cowboy, John Constantine Kelley, who was born and raised in rugged New Mexico. As a young man, J.P. worked as a cowpuncher on the Apache reservation in Arizona alongside his dad in the 1940's and 1950's. During that era, he went by the nickname Jack Kelley. In his own words, he recalled, “I was raised on a horse, staring cattle in the rump. I rode and worked on more mean horses than the average modern-day cowhand ever saw.”. J.P. Kelley’s firsthand experience as a true cowboy influenced and informed his artwork. Kelley indicated “his first award in the art field came at about age 9 [thus circa 1936] when he entered a painting of two... Read full biography
John Phillip “J.P.” Kelley was born March 3, 1927, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the son of a range boss and cowboy, John Constantine Kelley, who was born and raised in rugged New Mexico. As a young man, J.P. worked as a cowpuncher on the Apache reservation in Arizona alongside his dad in the 1940's and 1950's. During that era, he went by the nickname Jack Kelley. In his own words, he recalled, “I was raised on a horse, staring cattle in the rump. I rode and worked on more mean horses than the average modern-day cowhand ever saw.”. J.P. Kelley’s firsthand experience as a true cowboy influenced and informed his artwork. Kelley indicated “his first award in the art field came at about age 9 [thus circa 1936] when he entered a painting of two horses fighting in the county fair at Cibecue, Arizona. The painting, done on a piece of discarded cardboard, took first place and launched Kelley... Read full biography
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Keywords (8)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950