Object Details
- Artist
- Clete Shields, born 1970
- Sitter
- Willie Nelson, born 30 Apr 1933
- Exhibition Label
- Born Abbott, Texas
- This maquette of songwriter, performer, and founder of the Farm Aid movement Willie Nelson is related to an eight-foot public sculpture that stands in front of the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. Philadelphia-based sculptor Clete Shields was commissioned by Capital Area Statues, Inc. (CAST), a group of prominent Texas writers, film producers, and musicians, who honor Texas culture through public art commissions around the state. Shields wanted to make an image of Nelson that captured the musician’s “humor and humility.” Nelson wholeheartedly approved, announcing at the dedication that Shields “did a pretty darn good job.”
- Nacido en Abbott, Texas
- Esta maqueta de Willie Nelson, compositor, intérprete y fundador del movimiento Farm Aid, guarda relación con una escultura pública de ocho pies ubicada frente al Teatro Moody en Austin, Texas. Clete Shields, escultor con sede en Filadelfia, recibió el encargo de parte de Capital Area Statues, Inc. (CAST), un grupo de escritores, productores de cine y músicos prominentes de Texas que honran la cultura tejana mediante comisiones de arte público en todo el estado. Shields deseaba crear una imagen de Nelson que captara “el humor y la humildad” del músico. Nelson la aprobó con entusiasmo, y anunció en la ceremonia de dedicación que Shields “hizo un trabajo muy bueno, caray”.
- Provenance
- William Wittliff [b. 1940], Elizabeth Avellan [b. 1960], Marcia Ball [b. 1949], Amon Burton, Stephen Harrigan, Vincent Salas, and Lawrence Wright [b. 1947]; gift to NPG 2012
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Elizabeth Avellan, Marcia Ball, Amon Burton, Stephen Harrigan, Vincent Salas, Bill Wittliff, and Lawrence Wright
- 2011
- Object number
- NPG.2012.87
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Clete Shields
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 43.2 × 17.8 × 21cm (17 × 7 × 8 1/4")
- Place
- United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Music\Musical instrument\Guitar
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief\Bandana
- Personal Attribute\Hairstyle\Braided hair
- Willie Nelson: Male
- Willie Nelson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician
- Willie Nelson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
- Willie Nelson: Performing arts awards\Grammy
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2012.87
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm406cde47b-3c8f-4a95-8b0b-5c957c135e9c
