Gary Casteel
{{Short description|American sculptor (born 1946)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gary Casteel
| image = Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, US (23).jpg
| caption = Casteel's sculpture of General James Longstreet at Gettysburg National Military Park
| nationality = American
| other_names =
| occupation = Sculptor
| known_for = Bronze sculptures
| birth_date = 1946{{Cite web|url=https://www.valleyartspublishing.com/casteel-sculptures-llc|title=Casteel Sculptures, LLC|website=Valley Arts Publishing|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
| birth_place = West Virginia
| children = one daughter (Lydia Mae)
| website ={{url|casteelsculptures.com}}
}}
Gary Casteel (born 1946) is an American sculptor. One of his most notable works is the equestrian statue of Confederate States of America General James Longstreet erected in 1998 at Gettysburg National Military Park.{{Cite web|url=https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/monuments-to-individuals/james-longstreet/|title=Monument to General James Longstreet at Gettysburg|accessdate=December 11, 2023}} Casteel is a proponent of establishing a National Civil War Memorial.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2018/12/20/year-in-review-renowned-sculptor-proposes-civil-war-memorial-to-taneytown/|title=Year in Review: Renowned sculptor proposes Civil War Memorial to Taneytown|date=December 20, 2018|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
Early years and career
Casteel was born in West Virginia in 1946. When he was in the fourth grade in school, he decided that he wanted to become a sculptor after seeing a photo of Michelangelo's David.{{Cite web|url=https://pcntv.com/2016/08/19/gary-casteel-nationally-recognized-sculptor-and-painter-sunday-at-830-pm/|title=Gary Casteel, Nationally Recognized Sculptor and Painter|website=pcntv.com|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
Casteel never enrolled in an art class. He gained experience through apprenticeships with American and European sculptors, including the Pucci family{{Cite web|url=https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/10/31/meet-the-riverhead-based-sculptors-who-created-the-celebrated-mother-cabrini-memorial-unveiled-in-manhattan-this-month/|title=Meet the sculptors who created the celebrated Mother Cabrini memorial unveiled in Manhattan this month|first=Denise|last=Civiletti|date=October 31, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2023}} of marble carvers from Pietrasanta, Italy. Casteel honed his artistic talents as follows:
- woodcarving with Salvatore Lopez of Miami
- bronze casting with Sheidow Bronze Corporation of Kingwood, West Virginia
- clay modeling with Russell Rote of New York City.
Casteel is a Vietnam veteran.{{Cite web|url=https://therecord-online.com/site/archives/79599|title=Lock Haven’s Veterans Park committee secures notable sculptor for featured art work|date=March 12, 2022|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sungazette.com/life/lifestyle-news/2022/03/harger-tabs-casteel-to-sculpt-main-art-for-veterans-park/|title=Harger tabs Casteel to sculpt main art for Veterans Park|accessdate=December 11, 2023}} He operates his own studio and art gallery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=https://casteelsculptures.com/|title=Casteel Sculptures, LLC|website=casteelsculptures.com|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
Selected works
- William C. Goodridge sculpture at the Goodridge Freedom Center in York, Pennsylvania{{Cite web|url=https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/2022/08/17/come-take-a-seat-in-york-pa-with-the-accomplished-william-c-goodridge/65407358007/|title=Come, take a seat with the accomplished William C. Goodridge|first=Jim|last=McClure|website=York Daily Record|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
- Jefferson Davis & Sons statue on the grounds of Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi){{Cite web |date=February 11, 2009 |title=Beauvoir interested in new Jefferson Davis statue |url=https://www.wlox.com/story/9822918/beauvoir-interested-in-new-jefferson-davis-statue |accessdate=December 11, 2023 |website=wlox.com}}
- World War I Doughboy sculpture at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1l9jjihSo|title=Class of 2017 gift to USAWC|accessdate=December 11, 2023|via=www.youtube.com}}
- Robert E. Lee bronze bas-relief portrait at Sanford, North Carolina{{Cite web|url=https://ncconfederatemonuments.org/monuments/robert-e-lee-memorial/|title=Robert E. Lee Memorial|website=ncconfederatemonuments.org|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
- Jack H. Williams statue at The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland in Towson, Maryland{{Cite web|url=https://www.boyslatinmd.com/community/alumni/jack-williams-statue-unv|title=Jack Williams Statue Unveiling - Boys' Latin School of Maryland|website=www.boyslatinmd.com|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
- Brothers an American Civil War life-size sculpture at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond{{Cite web|url=https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/top-news/art-design/civil-war-sculpture-brothers-unveiled-at-virginia-state-capitol/|title=Civil War sculpture ‘Brothers’ unveiled at Virginia State Capitol|first=Catherine|last=Saunders-Watson|date=July 14, 2011|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
- Monument to the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Antietam National Battlefield{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |title=90th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument - Antietam National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/anti/learn/historyculture/mnt-pa-90-inf.htm |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}
- North Carolina Monument at South Mountain Battlefield, Fox's Gap Maryland{{Cite web|url=https://stonesentinels.com/less-known/south-mountain/north-carolina-monument/|title=The North Carolina Monument on the South Mountain battlefield|accessdate=December 11, 2023}}
Gallery
Image:Jefferson Davis & Sons statue at Beauvoir, Biloxi.jpg|{{center|Sculpture of Jefferson Davis & sons at Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi)}}
Image:North Carolina Memorial Fox's Gap.jpg|{{center|North Carolina monument at South Mountain Battlefield}}
Image:Antietam National Battlefield - Sharpsburg, Maryland (6262937761).jpg|{{center|Monument to the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Antietam National Battlefield}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nationalcwmemorial.org/introduction.php National Civil War Memorial website]
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Category:People from West Virginia
Category:American male sculptors
Category:Sculptors from West Virginia