Artist: Dee Clements
Nationality: American
Date of Birth/Death: 1980
Medium: Bronze with Stone Base
Measurement: 64" H (including integral base) x 24" W x 16" D
Year Donated: 2014
Dee Clements' early sculpture was abstract in form, but he was drawn to the beauty of bronze figurative sculpture. When he created his first sculpture out of clay, he found his passion.
Since that first sculpture, a main thread in his life has been to portray the content of a person, to capture through the face and figure the spiritual essence of the individual. The memories and imageryof the Great Plains - its sense of freedom as a youth, its sense of community, its people - have been a source of inspiration over the years. In creating a bronze monument, not only is the form and design a key to the successful work, but also the attention to every detail in this unforgiving style of representational sculpture.
Since 1984, Clements has been commissioned by municipalities, corporations, and private
citizens to create over twenty unique pieces. Visit his artist website here.
