DESCRIPTION: Medium: Wildlife Bronze Sculptures - Clark Bronson
Artist
Age: 1975 to Now - Subject: Wildlife Sculpting
Clark
Bronson began studying wildlife at an early age. Familiarity
gained through years of studious observation coupled with a love
of animals and outstanding skill has given his art a beautiful
and intricate realism that is respected and admitted by others
in his profession. Arnold Friberg once said, "Clark Bronson is
the best in his field."
In 1960 Clark, began illustrating for the Utah Fish and Game
Department. By 1969 he was recognized as one of the leading
wildlife painters in America. Some of his covers won national
awards.
Before Clark turned to sculpting, he did illustrations for the
following magazines: Sport
Afield, Boy's Life, National Wildlife, The Illustrator, The
Denver Post, Virginia Wildlife, The Children's Friend, Wyoming
Wildlife, Sunday Empire, The Ensign, South Dakota Conservation,
Wildlife in North Carolina, Utah Hunting and Fishing, Colorado
Dental Association, New Mexico Wildlife, Outdoor Oklahoma, Utah
State Fish and Game Magazine, Colorado Outdoors, Sporting
Classics and Montana Outdoors.
A national magazine printed the following: Just when Clark's
career as a wildlife painter was nearing full scale, he
suddenly decided to switch mediums. Putting away his brush,
Bronson began sculpting. With his background in painting and his
firsthand knowledge of nature, the transition was made quickly
and easily. With the completion of his first sculpture, it
became evident that the precision and realism for which his
paintings were so known, was to take on even greater form and
freedom in his work as a sculptor. Collectors began buying
entire series as fast as they became available. In less that
five years Clark's wildlife bronze sculptures became widely
collected throughout the world. Harry Horswell of the Tryon
Gallery in London said, "Clark Bronson is the greatest wildlife
sculptor since the nineteenth century."
Since Bronson started sculpting in 1969, he has done over eighty
bronze pieces. Clark and Pauline have been filming wildlife and
scenery for many years. In the beginning their purpose was to
acquire reference material for Clark's art, but as time went on,
they wanted to share their experiences in nature with others.
The Bronson reference library contains hundreds of hours of
extraordinary footage.
