Bonnie Bronson
| Bonnie Bronson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 9, 1940 Portland, Oregon |
| Died |
August 4, 1990 Mt. Adams, Washington |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas, University of Oregon, Portland Art Museum School |
| Spouse(s) | Lee Kelly |
Bonnie Bronson (1940–1990)[1] was an American painter and sculptor and one of Portland, Oregon's most prominent artists during the 1970s–1980s.[1] Randal Davis said that her work showed "an abiding love for the sheer beauty of materials and a fascination with unusual structures and systems."[2]
Bronson was born in Portland in 1940, and attended the University of Kansas, the University of Oregon, and the Portland Art Museum School.[3] She married sculptor Lee Kelly in 1961.[2] After their Portland home and studio were heavily damaged in the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, they purchased a former dairy farm outside of Oregon City, where they spent the rest of their lives. They had two children, Kassandra and Jason.[3] In 1990, Bronson died at age 50 in a mountaineering accident on Mazama Glacier on Mt. Adams.[3] An award in her name, the Bonnie Bronson Fellowship, is presented to one Oregon artist each year.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Purdy, Lloyd (December 5, 2010). "Featured at Winestock – Bonnie Bronson: Grids". Historic Downtown Oregon City. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davis, Randal. Bonnie Bronson Works 1960-1990 (PDF). p. 7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bonnie Bronson Works 1960-1990 (PDF). pp. 36–37.
- ↑ "Celebrating Bonnie Bronson and her art". The Oregonian. September 17, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2014.