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Benjamin Victor (sculptor)
American sculptor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Matthew Victor (b. Taft, California, January 16, 1979) is an American sculptor living and working in Boise, Idaho.[1] He is the only living artist to have three works in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. [2] He is currently sculpting his fourth statue for the Statuary Hall, of Daisy Bates. He was only 26 years old when his first statue, Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute activist in Nevada, was dedicated in the Hall in 2005, making him the youngest artist to ever be represented in the Hall.[3][4] In 2014, his sculpture of Norman Borlaug, "the father of the Green Revolution," was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall[5] and in 2019, his statue of Chief Standing Bear, a Native American rights leader, was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall making him the only living artist to have three sculptures in the Hall.[6]
Benjamin Victor | |
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Born | (1979-01-16) 16 January 1979 (age 45) Bakersfield, California, United States |
Alma mater | Northern State University |
Known for | Sculpture |
Website | benjaminvictor |
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