Table III
Artwork copyright held by the artist
Artwork Information
Artist:
Lee Kelly (1932-2022)
Date:
Unknown
Media:
Sculpture, Welded Steel
Size:
Location:
Bauer Hall (BHL), Atrium
About the Artist:
Lee Kelly is known for his monumental sculpture for public and private collections in the Pacific Northwest. Born in 1932 in McCall, Idaho, Lee Kelly graduated from the Museum Art School at the Portland Art Museum (now known as the Pacific Northwest College of Art, PNCA) in 1959. Kelly's long, prestigious career and prolific nature have resulted in a significant body of work which can be seen in public and private collections throughout the country, including the Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR), Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA), New Orleans Art Museum (New Orleans, LA), Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, WA) and the City of Sapporo, Japan. As one of the most recognized artists in the Northwest, his modernist sculptures are a central focus at regional institutions such as Reed College, Oregon State University, Catlin Gabel School, the Oregon Health and Sciences University and the Washington Park Rose Garden. In 2012, one of his most significant works, Memory 99, was installed in Portland's North Park blocks, at the new home of PNCA. Kelly has been exhibiting at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery since the early 1980s. In 2010, he was the subject of a major career retrospective at the Portland Art Museum. —Leach Gallery Website
Artwork Description:
Welded steel table with two small pyramid shapes sitting close together on top and off center.
Acquisition Information:
Donated by the Gates Estate in 2013. Allen taught music at Clark College and Yoko played the koto professionally. They moved from Vancouver in the early 80s. Before Yoko died at age 44 in 1988 and Allen in 1990 at the age of 47, the couple decided to loan their collection to Clark College. They were confident that the college would appreciate the art and it would be safe and loved.
Their daughter Joemy formally donated a large portion of the loaned artworks to Clark College in 2013.
“Clark was the first place my father thought of. He knew the college would display the art and take care of it. It was a natural fit to have the art at Clark College,” said Joemy.
Related Links:
https://www.elizabethleach.com/lee-kelly-featured-work
https://www.clarkcollegefoundation.org/joy-of-benevolent-art/