Thursday, October 08, 2009

Largest Collection of AZ Artist Available for Public Review


Williams, AZ -- Bronzes by B R Pettit recently launched a website featuring the largest collection of bronze sculptures by Williams, Arizona artist B R Pettit. This is the first time that so many pieces of the artist's work are together for public showings.

B R Pettit was an Arizonan artist who is best known for his monumental statue entitled "Ole Bill Williams" that stands as a sentinel to "The Gateway for the Grand Canyon" in Williams, AZ. The eight-foot tall monument of the mountain man, for whom Williams, AZ was named, has become a Route 66 icon. http://www.mountainmanbronzes.com/

Pettit's work was prominently displayed in the Oval Office by President Ronald Reagan during the duration of his terms in office. The piece entitled "Ole Bill" was taken cross country to Reagan's home in California. That bronze statue by Bill Pettit is currently in the collection of the Reagan Presidential Library and assigned the reference number 1985.00359.01.

The original limited edition of 30 was sold out in the 1980s. For the first time since then, a second limited edition is being made available to the public. Read more at http://www.mountainmanbronzes.com/

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2 comments:

Laurha Beveridge-Pettit said...

Bill Pettit's attention to detail can be seen in his historically correct sculptures of the American West in the 1800's.

He was that way with everything that he did, all or none. He was a talented man on many levels. He was an artist, a tax man and a train robber for the Grand Canyon Railway. He was a very funny man. I am proud to have been his wife and I am also proud to bring you his art.

Laurha Beveridge-Pettit

Laurha Beveridge-Pettit said...

Bill Pettit's attention to detail can be seen in his historically correct sculptures of the American West in the 1800's.

He was that way with everything that he did, all or none. He was a talented man on many levels. He was an artist, a tax man and a train robber for the Grand Canyon Railway. He was a very funny man. I am proud to have been his wife and I am also proud to bring you his art.

Laurha Beveridge-Pettit

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