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Bradford J. Williams
Sculptor Bradford J. Williams was raised in Eastern
Colorado, a place bearing only a geographical relationship to the congested
cities of modern
American West. Williams’ childhood reality was images of flat,
empty plains, howling cold winters, vivid sunsets flickering on distant
peaks and the kind of sharp, clean air that sometimes hurts going down.
Early experiences of cattle drives, county fairs, endless vistas, the
small intimate gestures that bind a hardy people together, those are
the foundation of Brad’s love for the cowboy and his way of life. More »
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Friends
Drink First
by Bradford J. Williams
67" x 25 1/2" x 36"
Bronze, edition of 50
With recirculating waterfall!
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Hellbent
by Bradford J. Williams
21" x 21"
Bronze, edition of 30
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Three's
a Crowd
by Bradford J. Williams
12.5" x 23.5"
Bronze, edition of 25
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Carving
Out a Way of Life
by Bradford J. Williams
15" x 16"
Bronze, edition of 50
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Little
Shaver
by Bradford J. Williams
10.5" x 6"
Bronze, edition of 35
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Friends
in High Places
by Bradford J. Williams
27.5" x 19"
Bronze, edition of 20
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Deep
Snow 10 Below
by Bradford J. Williams
Bronze
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Resurrection
by Bradford J. Williams
Bronze
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Crossing
the Cimarron
by Bradford J. Williams
Bronze sculpture/table
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It was in Eastern Colorado that Brad found his medium-sculpture. Early in his
career he worked in clay, the slick “gumbo” type so prevalent on
the range. Little did Williams know that the small, rough images he fashioned
out of prairie dirt as a child would provide the inspiration for a distinguished
career as a bronze artist!
After serving in the military, Brad moved to Montana, where he pursued
a variety of jobs including logging, ranch hand, horse-breaker, and saddle-maker.
Like
the cowboys from a distant time, Brad didn’t just visit the ‘great
outdoors’ of his imagination, he occupied it, savoring the simplicity and
quiet rhythms of a way of life that for most of us is long gone, yet resonates.
It has been said that a place isn’t a place until an artist defines it
for us. The place that Brad Williams defines takes its cues from the life he
reveres, “The fabric of ‘the Cowboy way’ has woven into it
a number of philosophies such as, you take care of your livestock before you
take care of yourself; your word is your bond; and a belief that brotherly love
is not just something you read somewhere, but the act of reaching our to your
neighbor. Through each sculpture I want people to feel what I feel about this
way of life.”
Brad Williams’ sculptures are symbols of our need to believe that another
world exists beyond that of our experience-a world that is more rich and true,
a world where hard work, trust, decency, and strength without excuse aren’t
just rumors, but fact. Two cowboys shaking hands over a fence, a faithful horse
nibbling posies that a bashful young cowhand is about to present to his girl-Brad’s
artwork is a tonic for the soul.
Remarkably, Brad is a self-taught artist. “ Each attempt at a bronzed sculpture
brought me closer to that reality of a successful, self-sufficient artist. I
remember many long nights of sculpting after working all day at something else.
It is my sincerest wish that I could communicate through my sculpture the passion
that I feel for the cowboy and the cowboy way of life. I want to leave a legacy
for generations to come, one that exemplifies all the good things that this way
of life has to offer.”
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