Bust of Christ Clay Sculpture

Hand SignedSigned in Clay on Back of Sculpture, Laura Bradshaw 

Condition Other - There are some kiln imperfections only. 

Purchased fromOther 2013 

Provenance / HistoryPurchased from Deseret Industries in American Fork, Utah. Artist lives near American Fork. 

Certificate of AuthenticityNotarzed letter from seller 

LID78746

Laura Lee Stay Bradshaw - United States

Art Brokerage: Laura Lee Stay Bradshaw American Artist: b. 1958. Born and raised in Orange County, California, Her initial interest in art began at age 11 and this was fostered by her parents with art lessons. She began working in sculpture while attending BYU on a painting scholarship. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from BYU in 1985 and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in 1990. Laura Lee's large-scale works can be seen at the University of Utah Medical School in Salt Lake City, the School for the Deaf and Blind in Ogden, Heritage Park in Parowan, the town square in Monroe, Louisiana, and the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. Smaller pieces are located at the Phillips Gallery in Salt Lake City, the Springville Museum of Art, the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt Lake City, and in the Utah Arts Council collection. Examples of her recent work can currently be seen at the Museum of Church History and Art as part of the Images of Women in Art exhibition. In March 1998, she was part of a five-person show at the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah. Laura Lee Stay Bradshaw's sculpture of Martha Hughes Cannon was dedicated on July 24, 1996, in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda in Salt Lake City. And she was quoted in the dedication ceremony program for this bronze sculpture. In this work, we can see the ability of Laura Lee "to capture the spirit of life in her subjects." Listings wanted.