" I am primarily a sculptor of people. A historian, recording a likeness and creating characters of yesterday's community and today's society for tomorrow's viewer. I manipulate clay to found into bronze for the consideration by an audience, in the home, the street and the gallery. "
Steven Whyte
Art Education
1987 Lincoln School of Art, Lincoln, England
1988 - 1991 Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture, Staffordshire, England / Studied under Professor Colin Melbourne ARCA and Dame Elizabeth Frink
Professional Experience
2002 - Current Director / Sculptor, Steven Whyte Sculpture Studios, Carmel, California
Perform research on subjects, develop fundraising strategies, consult with civic organizations and governments on public art, and develop public interest projects.
Forty-three life-size or larger public bronze figures in the United States and Europe..
Steven Whyte Sculpture Studios makes a point to ensure every public work of art is as historically correct as possible and, when possible, creates the sculptures in a public setting in order to involve the local community.
Public sculpture projects range in scale from life-size busts to over twice life size action figures.
1994 - 2000 Director/Partner/Sculptor, Sculptural Solutions Public Sculpture, Stoke-on-Trent, England
With the studio team, prepared cast-bronze figurative sculpture for various private and national commissions and limited edition bronzes for collectors and galleries.
Completed projects include: figurative bronze monuments, bronze reliefs, sculpted brick murals. Subjects ranged from inventors, to soldiers, to local history and community spirit. The monuments are located in a variety of public spaces including: parks, city portals, schools and museums.
1992 - 1995 Associate Professor of Figurative Sculpture, Stafford College, Staffordshire, England
Co-wrote the first validated figurative sculpture course in the United Kingdom, which received, in its second year, more first choice applications (1993-1994) than any other high-level sculpture course in the United Kingdom.
Responsible for Department curriculum, budget and procedures.
Developed curriculum for the sculpture department.
Managed the course budget.
Portraiture
More than 80 commissioned live portrait sculptures. Past subjects include the following:
Lord Alexander - Chairman, National Westminster Bank
John David Crow - 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner
Clint Eastwood - Actor, Director, Businessman
Herm Edwards - Footballer, ESPN Host
Lord Forte - President, Forte PLC
Gustavo de la Garza - Chairman, Marcatel Com.
Dr. Stephen Lock - Editor, The British Medical Journal
Senator William T. Moore - [Posthumous] Texas State Senator
David and Lucille Packard - Founder, Hewlett Packard, Inc.
Lord Palumbo - Chairman, The Arts Council of Great Britain
Congressman John J Conyers - Congressman, Chairman of the Judicial Committee, Dean of the House
Secretary Leon E. Panetta - Chief of Staff to President Clinton, Director of the CIA, Secretary of Defense
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Chairman, Rothschild Bank
The Earl of Stockton - President, Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
The Rt. Rev. Keith Sutton - Lord Bishop of Litchfield
Lord Weatherill MP - Speaker, The House of Commons
The Duke of Westminster - President, Grosvenor International Holdings
Lord Young - Chairman, Cable and Wireless PLC
Public Commissions
(Current) Comfort Women Memorial Four life-size figures of WWII Comfort Women. San Francisco, CA. 2017.
(Current) Cloisters Chapel Garden 9ft figures of Mary and Joseph. Cloisters on the Platte, Omaha, NE. 2017.
(Current) 9/11 First Responders Monument Maquette National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, VA. A maquette of the Marine, Firefighter, and Army Staff first responders recovering the U.S. Marine Corps flag.
(Pending) Marina 40th Anniversary Sculpture Tribute to the Monterey Peninsula Marina, CA. Nine life-size figures.
(Pending) 9/11 First Responders Monument The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Three 2 times life-size figures of the Marine, Firefighter, and Army Staff first responders recovering the U.S. Marine Corps flag.
Jumbo the Elephant Life-size (11ft) African elephant monument for Tufts University’s mascot. Tufts University, Medford, MA. 2014.
Aggie War Hymn Monument Twelve 1.6 times life-size figures on a 40’ x 4’ base. Representing Aggie students standing side-by-side during a traditional "sawing off Varsity’s horns" cheer. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2014.
A National Monument to John Steinbeck and Cannery Row Nine slightly over life-size figures on a 17’ x 20’ x 16’ stone formation. Author John Steinbeck and eight characters from his novel Cannery Row. Cannery Row, Monterey, CA. 2014.
Tribute to Fallen Deputies Four life-size figures in tribute to fallen officers and their families. San Diego Sheriffs Deputies Association, San Diego, CA. 2011.
John David Crow Twice life -size portrait action figure of 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner John David Crow for Texas A&M. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 2010.
Dream Speech Bust 1.5 times life-size portrait bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. displayed above a plaque containing his "I Have a Dream" speech in its entirety. City of Hollywood, FL. 2008.
Column of Knowledge 1.5 times life-size portrait bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. perched on a stack of books that had influenced his life and work. City of Fontana, CA. 2008.
A National Tribute to Bob Hope and the Military Eight life-size figures representing various eras of service men, women and veterans. San Diego Port Authority, San Diego, CA. 2008.
Spirit of 1948 Three life-size figures in cast stone as a tribute to the Staffordshire Fire Service. Staffordshire, England. 1998.
The Lance Sergeant Jack Baskeyfield VC Tribute Twice life size (12ft) full memorial figure of the Victoria Cross winner, and the only monument to a non-commissioned soldier in Britain. Hanley, England. 1996.
The Silverdale Mining Memorial 1.5 times life-size miner, pushing mining tub with eleven bronze plaques including four life size portrait reliefs. Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. 1996.