Steven Whyte
Steven Whyte (born 17 March 1969) is a sculptor classically trained in the traditional methodology of figurative bronze and portrait sculpture living in Carmel, California.
He has produced many public memorials and installations in both England and throughout the United States with subjects ranging from miners, to soldiers and fire fighters.
He is credited with over fifty life size and larger bronze public figures and major monuments including The Silverdale Mining Memorial, The Lance Sergeant Jack Baskeyfield VC Tribute, The Spirit of 1948, and The Dr. John Roberts Monument.
Whyte's multimillion-dollar, sixteen-figure monument in San Diego, California entitled National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military is one of his most notable works.
In 2010, Whyte unveiled a twice life size portrait monument of the 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner, John David Crow at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas and a life size full relief statue of St. Anthony and Child at Basilica of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (Carmel Mission) Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.
Whyte's work also includes four life size figures for a memorial to the fallen officers of the San Diego Sheriff's Department which was unveiled in May 2011.
He also completed a nine figure composition for Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, and a life size Jumbo the Elephant for Tufts University, MA.
One of Whyte's most complex works, the massive statue for Texas A&M University titled The Aggie War Hymn Monument, has twelve 1.6 times life size bronze figures of students, "sawing off variety's horns".
[1] In December 2016 The Smithsonian Institution acquired Whyte's bronze bust of Congressman John Conyers Jr. for the National Portrait Gallery (United States) in Washington D.C.. Whyte was the sculptor for the Column of Strength, San Francisco's controversial Comfort Women Memorial.
As an undergraduate, he was granted a full scholarship and became the youngest applicant accepted to the Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture, under the late Professor Colin Melbourne ARCA and Dame Elisabeth Frink RA.
[3] After leaving school, Whyte co-wrote the only validated figurative sculpture course in England[4] and accepted a teaching position at Stafford College.
In 2007, the Steven Whyte Sculpture Studio and Gallery moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California where it is currently open to the public every day.
[4] The human form is Whyte's preferred subject, and he typically works with live models whenever possible.
Steven Whyte describes himself as a "sculptor of people"[2] and although his pieces are reminiscent of classical figures, Whyte chooses to put importance on "the emotional quality and impact of the sculpture" more than the adherence to traditional technique.
It's like when a film actor does theater and suddenly there's no distance between his work and the audience, the response is both immediate and honest.”[3] Museums: Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
• Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr. Life size bust of the U.S. representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district.
Representing Aggie students standing side-by-side during a traditional “sawing off Varsity's horns” cheer.
Life size half figure bust of Senator Moore for Texas A&M University.
Twice life -size portrait action figure of 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner John David Crow for Texas A&M.
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.
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.
• David and Lucile Packard Relief and chairs the Board of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Twice life size (12 ft) full memorial figure of the Victoria Cross winner, and the only monument to a non-commissioned soldier in Britain.
1.5 times life-size miner, pushing mining tub with eleven bronze plaques including four life size portrait reliefs.
1.25 times life-size full memorial figure to the aeronautical designer of the Spitfire aircraft.
• Stewart Morris, Sr. A life-size figure of one of Houston Baptist University's founding fathers.
- Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Cropper - Leader, The Lindsey String Quartet Peter Cheeseman - Director, The New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme Counsellor Alan Edwards - Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent Professor Brian Fender CMG - Vice-Chancellor, Keele University Mark Fisher MP - Junior Minister of the Arts Lord Forte - President, Forte PLC Richard Giordano KBE - Chairman, British Gas PLC Sir John Harvey-Jones - Industrialist, author, Retired chairman ICI PLC Edgar Haber - President, Quail Lodge Resort, Carmel, CA Dr. James Heron MB FRCP - Chairman, The Institute of Neurologists Freddie Jones - Actor RSC Dr. Stephen Lock - Editor, The British Medical Journal Patrick Moore OBE - Astronomer, author Jackie Mudie - Scottish International Soccer Player Lord Palumbo - Chairman, The Arts Council of Great Britain Rupert Pennent-Rea - Deputy chairman, The Bank of England Trevor Pinnock ARMC - Director, The English Concert Orchestra Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Chairman, Rothschild Bank John Rudge - Manager, Port Vale Football Club Sir Colin Southgate - Chairman, Thorne EMI PLC The Earl of Stockton - President, Macmillan Publishers Ltd Neal Smith - CEO, The Golf Group Inc. Lord Sterling - Chairman, P&O PLC The Rt.
Keith Sutton - Lord Bishop of Lichfield Lord Tombs - Retired chairman, Rolls-Royce Aero PLC May Walley MBE - Director, The Bedford Singers Lord Weathrill MP - Speaker, The House of Commons The Duke of Westminster - President, Grosvenor International Holdings Lord Young - Chairman, Cable and Wireless PLC USA Busts and Figures 1989-2000 Ted Balestreri - Chairman & CEO, Cannery Row Company Mike Beasley - Venture Partner of Nobska Ventures.
Chairman, Rocket Software Congressman John J Conyers - US Representative, Dean of the House of Representatives Herman "Herm" Edwards Jr. - American football analyst for ESPN and former NFL player and coach Gustavo M. de la Garza Ortega - Founder and chairman, Marcatel Com Edgar H. Haber - Founder of Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club Secretary Leon Panetta - Director, CIA.
US Secretary of Defense Sylvia Panetta - Director, Panetta Institute Sam Linder - President, Sam Linder Auto Group Burt Mendlesohn - Consultant George Tanimura - Co-founder, Tanimura & Antle
