Barney Bright

Barney Bright

Infobox Artist
name = Barney Bright



imagesize = 200
caption = Photo needed
birthname = Jeptha Barnard Bright, Jr
birthdate = birth date|1927|7|8
location = Shelbyville, Kentucky
deathdate = death date and age|1997|4|23|1927|4|8
deathplace = Louisville, Kentucky
nationality = flagicon|USA American
field = Sculpture
training =
movement =
works = Louisville Clock

Jeptha Barnard Bright, Jr (July 8, 1927 - July 23, 1997), better known as Barney Bright, born in Shelby County, Kentucky and was a sculptor from Louisville, Kentucky is best known for his work on the Louisville Clock.

Biography

Bright was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky on July 8, 1997. He would excel in school projects growing up. [http://www.tworam.com/42/ Life, The Universe, and Everything ] ]

Barney Bright had his own sculpting business called the Bright Foundry in which other prominent sculptors Ed Hamilton who he worked with in 1973 thru 1978 and Raymond Graf was mentored by him. [ [http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/WHAS11_TOP_sculptor.1ed9dc28.html TOP STORIES | WHAS11.com | News for Louisville, Kentucky ] ] During the 1950s Bright would be commissioned to do several sculptures near fountains for various buildings. Several of these were made in bronze.

Barney Bright would begin construction on the well known Louisville Clock in 1974, a year after the initial project was intended to be completed. The location was to be placed at the River City Mall (now known as Fourth Street Live!) but the developers easily became absent minded about the original intentions until former Louisville mayor Wilson W. Wyatt mentioned it to local leaders in 1973. They then interviewed numerous artists to do the job and eventually selected Bright. After the original concept was scaled back considerably to conform to the budgeting Bright would work on building the clock and have it dedicated in front of 3,000 people on December 3, 1976. [cite book | last = Kleber | first = John E. | year = 2001 | title = The Encyclopedia of Louisville| publisher = Lexington: University Press of Kentucky | isbn= 0813121000 | pages = p.540 ]

Other notable works accomplished by Barney Bright would be the River Horse Romano in front of the Mazzoli Federal Building’s entrance, and the Winged Man, Icarus. You can see his Floating Nudes in front of the Legal Arts Building in Louisville as well as sculptures in Cave Hill Cemetery. He was also commissioned by the City of Philadelphis to create the statue of Julius Irving.

Prior to Bright's death in 1997 he would release a book titled "Barney Bright: A Fifty Year Celebration" which was 36 pages about his sculpting. [cite book | last = Bright | first = Barney | year = 1997 | title = Barney Bright: A Fifty Year Celebration: Exhibition and Catalogue| publisher = The Association | isbn= 39854492 | pages = p.1-36 ]

After retirement, the Brights would spend a portion of their year in Louisville and a portion in Europe. Barney Bright would die at the age of 70 on July 23, 1997 from Lung cancer. [Sarasota Herald-Tribune July 27, 1997] [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 27, 1997 Page E-5] He is barried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. [ [http://www.cavehillcemetery.com/famouspeople.html#bright Cave Hill Cemetery - Bright] ]

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