Stephen Shelby Sawyer (born August 30, 1952, in
Paris, KY,
U.S.
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) is an American
commercial artist
Commercial art is the art of creative services, referring to art created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising. Commercial art uses a variety of platforms (magazines, websites, apps, television, etc.) for viewers with the intent of promo ...
known for his Christianist depictions of
Jesus Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
, as well as for his business, Art 4 God. His work has been featured in many magazines, over 400 newspapers such as the full front page of ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', and news shows such as ''
The Today Show
''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and talk morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was ...
''. Since 1995, Sawyer travels to several locations in America and occasionally other countries as a motivational speaker. He resides in
Versailles, Kentucky
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, with his wife, Cindy Sawyer, and his children, along with his
studio
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.
References
External links
Art for God
1952 births
Living people
20th-century American painters
American male painters
21st-century American painters
Painters from Kentucky
People from Paris, Kentucky
People from Versailles, Kentucky
20th-century American male artists
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