Benjamin Victor
Benjamin Matthew Victor (January 16, 1979 in Taft, CA) is an American sculptor and Artist-in-Residence at Northern State University, South Dakota.[1] He is best known for his sculpture of Sarah Winnemucca in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. At age 26, he became the youngest artist honored to have a sculpture in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.[2][3]
Early life
Victor was born in Taft, California. He grew up in Bakersfield, California. He lived in Las Vegas, Nevada after completing high school. He attended Northern State University.[2][4]
Career
Victor’s first work to receive attention was a life-size statue of the biblical character Samson, sculpted when the artist was a sophomore art major at Northern State University, South Dakota. The piece garnered a scholarship for Victor in recognition of his aesthetic and conceptual integrity in art from the prestigious National Sculpture Society in New York City. At 23 years old, Victor received his first large commission, the trilogy of soldier sculptures for the Aberdeen’s Regional Airport War Memorial.
Notable Works
- Aberdeen Monument to Firefighters, Aberdeen Fire Department, Station #1, South Dakota
- Belle Babb Mansfield, Monument to the First Female Attorney, Iowa Wesleyan College[5]
- Community, Wells Avenue, Reno, Nevada[6]
- Delilah, Avenue of the Arts, Gillette, Wyoming
- Falls Past and falls Today, Gateway to the Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Independence, S Wells Avenue and Roberts Street, Reno, Nevada
- Kansas State Monument to Firefighters, Kansas State Capitol Building, Topeka, Kansas
- Make a Wish Boy and Girl, Make a Wish Building, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Monument to 1st Battalion 1st Marines, Castaways Park, Newport Beach, California[7][8]
- Monument to Firefighters, Fire Station #5, Lawrence, Kansas
- Monument to WWII Airmen, Boise Airport, Idaho [9]
- Portrait of Terry Redlin, Redlin Art Center, Redlin, South Dakota[10]
- ReTrac Corridor Sculpture Project, ReTrac Corridor, Reno, Nevada
- Robert the Bruce, Private Collection, Linlithgow, Scotland
- Samson, Atlanta, Georgia
- Samson the Mighty, Avenue of the Arts, Gillette, Wyoming
- Sarah Winnemucca, U.S. National Statuary Hall, Washington, D.C. and Nevada State Capitol Building, Carson City, Nevada
- Sequoyah, Private Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- The Seasons, United Clinic, Aberdeen, South Dakota
- War Memorial Sculpture, Aberdeen Regional Airport, South Dakota
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