Leland I
''Leland I'', sometimes stylized as ''Leland 1'' or ''Leland #1'', is an outdoor 1975 sculpture by Lee Kelly and Bonnie Bronson, installed in Portland, Oregon, United States. Description and history ''Leland I'' was designed by Lee Kelly and Bonnie Bronson, and marked one of the former's first large scale public artworks.''Art Notes'': * * In addition, Ron Travers from the architectural firm Travers-Johnston served as architect and Robert Gardner from the McArthur/Gardner Partnership served as landscape architect. Pioneer Enamel was the contractor and David Cotter was an assistant. The welded Weathering steel, Cor-Ten steel and vitrified porcelain sculpture was completed during 1973–1975 and installed in the American Plaza Towers courtyard (called American Plaza), at the intersection of Southwest 2nd Avenue and Lincoln Street, in 1975, having been commissioned and funded by the Portland Development Commission. The Abstract art, abstract, geometric sculpture is constructed ...
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Lee Kelly
Lee Kelly (May 24, 1932 – March 28, 2022) was an American sculptor who has more than 30 sculptures on display between Eugene, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Kelly has been called "Oregon's sculptor". Personal life Born in rural McCall in central Idaho, Kelly was raised near Riggins, Idaho. His family moved to Portland in 1945 and he attended Roosevelt High School. From 1949 to 1951, he attended Vanport Extension Center, which is now Portland State University. From 1951 to 1955, he was in the United States Air Force Reserves at Portland Air Force Base, including service on active duty.Sutinen, Paul"Sculptor Lee Kelly: Pointing toward Asia" ''Oregon Artswatch website'', June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2021. He married Jeanette Bernhardt. During the late 1950s he attended Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. From 1967 to 1971, he taught at Mt. Angel College, Mt. Angel, Oregon. Bernhardt and Kelly had one daughter Kassandra, and Bernhardt died in 1960 ...
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