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J. Clayton Bright
(American, b. 1946)
Miss Gratz
1984
33 × 82 1/2 × 46 1/2 in. (83.8 × 209.6 × 118.1 cm)
84.15
Given in memory of E. Miles Valentine by his wife and stepdaughter, 1984
Born in Philadelphia, J. Clayton Bright began sculpting in the late 1970s. With the guidance of sculptor Eric Parks, he learned the process of cast sculpture using the lost wax technique. In 1984, the artist was commissioned by Mrs. Miles Valentine, a major patron of the museum, to create a sculpture for the collection. Bright has made a number of life-size sculptures using specific animals, and he modeled Miss Gratz on a local Jersey cow of the same name.
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