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Born 1944 Kirkland, Washington. Known for: Romantic wildlife and Indian sculpture.
A retired dentist from Colville, Washington, Jerry McKellar began creating bronze sculptures in 1987 and in 1997 won the "Best Sculpture/People's Choice" and "Artists' Choice Awards" at the C.M.... Read full biography
A retired dentist from Colville, Washington, Jerry McKellar began creating bronze sculptures in 1987 and in 1997 won the "Best Sculpture/People's Choice" and "Artists' Choice Awards" at the C.M. Russell Show. His primary focus is native Americans, although early in his sculpting career, he focused... Read full biography
A retired dentist from Colville, Washington, Jerry McKellar began creating bronze sculptures in 1987 and in 1997 won the "Best Sculpture/People's Choice" and "Artists' Choice Awards" at the C.M. Russell Show. His primary focus is native Americans, although early in his sculpting career, he focused on wildlife. He has said that his background as a dentist was certainly important to his sculpture career as he worked with shaping instruments and in tedious detail. His studio is located on 22 acres... Read full biography
A retired dentist from Colville, Washington, Jerry McKellar began creating bronze sculptures in 1987 and in 1997 won the "Best Sculpture/People's Choice" and "Artists' Choice Awards" at the C.M. Russell Show. His primary focus is native Americans, although early in his sculpting career, he focused on wildlife. He has said that his background as a dentist was certainly important to his sculpture career as he worked with shaping instruments and in tedious detail. His studio is located on 22 acres of land near Colville, where he is surrounded by the wildlife that was the primary subject of his early sculpture. He was raised on Lake Chelan in north-central Washington and became very adept at skiing. In dental school at the University of... Read full biography
A retired dentist from Colville, Washington, Jerry McKellar began creating bronze sculptures in 1987 and in 1997 won the "Best Sculpture/People's Choice" and "Artists' Choice Awards" at the C.M. Russell Show. His primary focus is native Americans, although early in his sculpting career, he focused on wildlife. He has said that his background as a dentist was certainly important to his sculpture career as he worked with shaping instruments and in tedious detail. His studio is located on 22 acres of land near Colville, where he is surrounded by the wildlife that was the primary subject of his early sculpture. He was raised on Lake Chelan in north-central Washington and became very adept at skiing. In dental school at the University of Washington, he realized that he had skill with his hands because he could finish his lab work making gold crowns and other devices faster than... Read full biography
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Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Jewelry Making, Jewelry Design
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Scratchboard, Sgraffito
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Life-Size Portrait, Figure, Animal
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Wildlife Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum