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Lee Kelly
Lee Kelly
Lee Kelly

Lee Kelly

born McCall, Idaho, 1932; died Oregon City, Oregon, 2022
BiographySculptor known for his large-scale public and private monuments.
Graduate Portland Museum Art School (1959) and Portland State University
Taught at Reed College, OR
Multiple honors including the 1987 Oregon Governor's Award
Retrospective exhibition at the Portland Art Museum (OR) in 2010.

The artist's obituary:
https://www.orartswatch.org/lee-kelly-giant-of-nw-art-dies-at-89/
[accessed March 2022]


The artist's website:
http://www.lee-kelly.net/
[accessed January 2018]

For a slide show and interview with the artist from 2017 visit:

http://kuow.org/post/exploring-world-oregon-sculptor-lee-kelly

[accessed January 2018]
Person TypeIndividual
Terms
  • McCall
  • Oregon City
  • Portland
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