Stanley J. Watts
{{Short description|American sculptor (born 1961)}}
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Stanley J. Watts (born 1961) is an American artist and sculptor, mostly in life size bronzes.
Biography
Watts was born in Salt Lake City, Utah{{cite web |url=http://www.ldsartworks.com/about%20artist%20Stan%20Watts.htm |title=About the Artists DJ |access-date=October 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051024132028/http://ldsartworks.com/about%20artist%20Stan%20Watts.htm |archive-date=October 24, 2005 }} and grew up in the city's Sugar House neighborhood. While attending Salt Lake's South High School he was already a noted artist, being recognized as a Sterling Scholar in art; the Sterling Scholar designation being one of Utah's highest academic recognitions for High school students. Watts went on to attend Utah State University in Logan, Utah, but only to fail sculpture. After returning to Salt Lake City Watts was tutored by noted sculptor Avard Fairbanks.{{Cite news |last= Robinson |first= Doug |title= 'Lift a Nation' — Monument born of faith, circumstance |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,645200038,00.html|newspaper= Deseret News |date= September 10, 2006 |access-date= October 24, 2009}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Watts has done many LDS Church-related works, including a large bronze piece depicting Joseph and Hyrum Smith on horseback; this statue is placed directly in front of the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.
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One of Watts' most famous pieces is entitled, "To Lift a Nation", and is taken from the famous photo of New York City firefighters raising a flag over the collapsed World Trade Center site.{{Cite web |title=Memorial Park |url=https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighters/memorial-park/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=National Fallen Firefighters Foundation |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
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- [http://atlasbronzecasting.com/Sculptor_Stan_Watts.html Bio] at his company website, AtlasBronzeCasting.com
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Category:American Latter Day Saint artists
Category:Latter Day Saint artists