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{{Short description|American sculptor}}
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| birth_place = [[Bakersfield]], [[California]], United States
| birth_place = [[Bakersfield]], [[California]], United States
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = [[Northern State University]]
| alma_mater = [[Northern State University]]
| field = [[Sculpture]]
| field = [[Sculpture]]
| website = {{URL|http://benjaminvictor.com/}}
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'''Benjamin Matthew Victor''' (b. Taft, California, January 16, 1979) is an American sculptor living and working in Boise, Idaho.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.northern.edu/Employees/Pages/default.aspx|title=NSU Employee Directory|publisher=Northern State University|access-date=2010-08-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825125524/http://www.northern.edu/Employees/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=2010-08-25}}</ref> He is the only living artist to have three works in the [[National Statuary Hall]] in the [[United States Capitol]]. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://professorofpractice.boisestate.edu/benjaminvictor/biography/|title=Benjamin Victor Biography|work=Benjamin Victor, Professor of the Practice|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en-US}}</ref> He is currently sculpting his [[Statue of Daisy Bates|fourth statue]] for the Statuary Hall, of [[Daisy Bates (activist)|Daisy Bates]]. He was only 26 years old when his first statue, ''[[Sarah Winnemucca]],'' a [[Northern Paiute|Paiute]] activist in Nevada, was dedicated in the Hall in 2005, making him the youngest artist to ever be represented in the Hall.<ref name="taftindependent">{{cite news|url=http://www.taftindependent.com/News/ViewArticle/894|title=Oilworkers Monument Groundbreaking|publisher=The Taft Independent|date=2009-04-03|access-date=2010-08-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315163032/http://www.taftindependent.com/News/ViewArticle/894|archive-date=2010-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=233240&|title=Reid Speech at Sarah Winnemucca Statue Dedication|publisher=Democrats.senate.gov|date=2005-05-09|access-date=2010-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817013448/https://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=233240&|archive-date=2010-08-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, his [[Norman Borlaug (Victor)|sculpture]] of [[Norman Borlaug]], "the father of the Green Revolution," was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall<ref name="Dr. Norman E. Borlaug">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aoc.gov/art/national-statuary-hall-collection/dr-norman-e-borlaug|title=Dr. Norman E. Borlaug|work=Architect of the Capitol {{!}} United States Capitol|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en}}</ref> and in 2019, his [[Statue of Standing Bear|statue of Chief Standing Bear]], a Native American rights leader, was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall making him the only living artist to have three sculptures in the Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/bakersfield-native-breaks-the-mold-with-third-statue-at-us-capitol/article_db88bdd0-c052-11e9-9a92-d352280efc06.html|title=Bakersfield native breaks the mold with third statue at US capitol|last=ARDIS|first=KELLY|website=The Bakersfield Californian|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>
[[File:Flickr - USCapitol - Sarah Winnemucca Statue.jpg|thumb|''[[Sarah Winnemucca (Victor)|Monument to Sarah Winnemucca]]''. Bronze, over life-size, 2005. National Statuary Hall, Washington, DC.]]
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'''Benjamin Matthew Victor''' (January 16, 1979 in Taft, CA) is an American sculptor and Artist-in-Residence and Professor of the Practice at Boise State University.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.northern.edu/Employees/Pages/default.aspx|title=NSU Employee Directory|publisher=Northern State University|accessdate=2010-08-18|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825125524/http://www.northern.edu/Employees/Pages/default.aspx|archivedate=2010-08-25|df=}}</ref> He is also the only living artist to have two works in the [[National Statuary Hall]] in the United States Capital.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://professorofpractice.boisestate.edu/benjaminvictor/biography/|title=Benjamin Victor Biography|work=Benjamin Victor, Professor of the Practice|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en-US}}</ref> He was only 26 years old when his first statue, ''[[Sarah Winnemucca]],'' a [[Northern Paiute|Paiute]] activist in Nevada, was dedicated in the Hall in 2005, making him the youngest artist to ever be represented in the Hall.<ref name="taftindependent">{{cite news|url=http://www.taftindependent.com/News/ViewArticle/894|title=Oilworkers Monument Groundbreaking|publisher=The Taft Independent|date=2009-04-03|accessdate=2010-08-18|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315163032/http://www.taftindependent.com/News/ViewArticle/894|archivedate=2010-03-15|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=233240&|title=Reid Speech at Sarah Winnemucca Statue Dedication
|publisher=Democrats.senate.gov|date=2005-05-09|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref> Less than 10 years later, his [[Norman Borlaug (Victor)|sculpture]] of [[Norman Borlaug]], "the father of the Green Revolution," was dedicated in the Hall<ref name="Dr. Norman E. Borlaug">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aoc.gov/art/national-statuary-hall-collection/dr-norman-e-borlaug|title=Dr. Norman E. Borlaug|work=Architect of the Capitol {{!}} United States Capitol|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en}}</ref> in 2014, making him the only living artist to have two works in the Hall. In 2010, Benjamin Victor completed the ''Taft Monument to Oilworkers'', which is currently the largest bronze sculpture in California.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bakersfield.com/news/new-monument-honors-taft-oil-workers/article_749a11bb-1f99-50b9-a7e2-3d88165e8591.html|title=New monument honors Taft oil workers|last=jcox@bakersfield.com|first=JOHN COX, Californian staff writer|work=The Bakersfield Californian|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Benjamin Matthew Victor was born in 1979 in [[Taft, California|Taft]], [[California]]. He grew up in [[Bakersfield]]. After completing high school, he lived in for a time in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. He attended [[Northern State University]] in [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]], studying art and sculpture.<ref name="taftindependent"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Feb-20-Fri-2004/news/23260793.html |title=Winnemucca sculptor selected
Benjamin Matthew Victor was born in 1979 in [[Taft, California|Taft]], [[California]]. He grew up in [[Bakersfield]]. After completing high school, he lived in for a time in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. He attended [[Northern State University]] in [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]], studying art and sculpture.<ref name="taftindependent"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Feb-20-Fri-2004/news/23260793.html |title=Winnemucca sculptor selected
|publisher=''Las Vegas Review-Journal''|date=2004-02-10|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref>
|publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=2004-02-10|access-date=2010-08-18}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Victor’s first work to receive attention was a life-size statue of the biblical character [[Samson]], sculpted when the artist was a sophomore art major at Northern State University. The piece earned Victor a scholarship "in recognition of his aesthetic and conceptual integrity" from the prestigious [[National Sculpture Society]] in New York City.
Victor’s first work to receive attention was a life-size statue of the biblical character [[Samson]], sculpted when the artist was a sophomore art major at [[Northern State University]]. The piece earned Victor a scholarship "in recognition of his aesthetic and conceptual integrity" from the prestigious [[National Sculpture Society]] in New York City. At age 23, Victor was commissioned to produce his proposal of a trio of soldiers for the [[Aberdeen Regional Airport]] War Memorial in South Dakota.
At age 23, Victor was commissioned to produce his proposal of a trio of soldiers for the [[Aberdeen Regional Airport]] War Memorial in South Dakota.


Victor has completed numerous commissions from city, institutions and non-profits for public art works throughout the West and upper Midwest, often to commemorate individuals or groups. He was commissioned by the state of [[Nevada]] to make sculptures of [[Sarah Winnemucca]], a 19th-century [[Northern Paiute|Paiute]] activist, one for installation in 2005 at its capital and one to be installed as one of Nevada's official works in the United States Statuary Hall in the [[United States Capitol Building]], Washington, D.C. At age 26, Victor was the youngest sculptor to have a work installed at the hall. [[File:Norman Borlaug Statue.jpg|thumb|''Monument to Norman Borlaug''. Bronze, over life-size, 2014. National Statuary Hall, Washington, DC.]]
Victor has completed numerous commissions from city, institutions and non-profits for public artworks throughout the West and upper Midwest, often to commemorate individuals or groups. He was commissioned by the state of [[Nevada]] to make sculptures of [[Sarah Winnemucca]], a 19th-century [[Northern Paiute|Paiute]] activist, one for installation in 2005 at its capitol and one to be installed as one of Nevada's official works in the United States Statuary Hall in the [[United States Capitol Building]], Washington, D.C. At age 26, Victor was the youngest sculptor to have a work installed at the hall.

In 2016, [[Judi M. gaiashkibos]], executive director of the [[Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs]], contacted Victor about creating a statue of [[Standing Bear]] (Ponca) for the Centennial Mall at the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pluhacek |first1=Zach |title=Sculpture of Ponca Chief to Grace Centennial Mall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-pluhacek-zach-scu/129210667/ |access-date=July 31, 2023 |work=[[Lincoln Journal Star]] |date=December 2, 2016 |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |page=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-pluhacek-zach-scu/129210667/ B1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-pluhacek-zach-scu/129210737/ B2] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> It was installed in 2017.<ref name="Klein" >{{cite news |last1=Klein |first1=John |title=Statue of Ponca Chief May Be Headed to D.C. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-klein-john-statue/129211207/ |access-date=July 31, 2023 |work=[[The Daily Oklahoman]] |date=April 30, 2018 |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |page=6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> When gaiashkibos learned of a plan replace the two statues allotted for Nebraska in the [[National Statuary Hall]] in Washington, D. C., she contacted Victor again to make another sculpture of Standing Bear.<ref name="Lange-Kubick">{{cite news |last1=Lange-Kubick |first1=Cindy |title=Chief Standing Bear Takes His Place in U.S. Capitol |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fremont-tribune-lange-kubick-cindy-chi/129212867/ |access-date=July 31, 2023 |work=[[Fremont Tribune]] |agency=[[Lee Enterprises]] |date=September 20, 2019 |location=Fremont, Nebraska |page=A6 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The installation of the statue in Statuary Hall was held in 2019, with gaiashkibos's daughter, Katie Brossy in attendance.<ref name="Lange-Kubick" /> Using the surplus funds from those raised to erect the Standing Bear statues, gaiashkibos hired Victor in 2021 to sculpt [[Susan La Flesche Picotte]] (Omaha), the first Native woman to be licensed as a physician in the US for the Centennial Mall at the university.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Riley |title=Statue of 1st Native Doctor Finds a Home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-johnson-riley-1st/129208794/ |access-date=July 31, 2023 |work=[[Lincoln Journal Star]] |date=May 29, 2021 |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-johnson-riley-1st/129208794/ A1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-johnson-riley-1st/129208888/ A2] |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vanderford |first1=Taryn |title=Picotte Statue Unveiled |url=https://www.1011now.com/2021/10/11/picotte-statue-unveiled/ |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=1011 Now |publisher=[[KOLN]] |date=October 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427100532/https://www.1011now.com/2021/10/11/picotte-statue-unveiled/ |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |url-status=live}}</ref>


===Notable works===
===Notable works===
*''Aberdeen Monument to Firefighters'', Aberdeen Fire Department, Station #1, [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]
*''Aberdeen Monument to Firefighters'', Aberdeen Fire Department, Station #1, [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]
*''[https://www.aberdeen.sd.us/93/War-Memorial Aberdeen War Memorial]'', Aberdeen Regional Airport, Aberdeen, South Dakota
*''[https://www.aberdeen.sd.us/93/War-Memorial Aberdeen War Memorial]'', Aberdeen Regional Airport, Aberdeen, South Dakota
*''[https://www.tempe.gov/city-hall/police/public-safety-memorial Answering the Call]'', Tempe Beach Park, Tempe, Arizona
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712184335/https://www.tempe.gov/city-hall/police/public-safety-memorial Answering the Call]'', Tempe Beach Park, Tempe, Arizona
*''[[Belle Babb Mansfield]]'', monument to the First Female Attorney, [[Iowa Wesleyan College]], Iowa<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heartlandconnection.com/community/press_release.aspx?id=126359|title=Belle Babb Mansfield Dedication|publisher=Heartland Connection|date=2008-04-25|accessdate=2010-08-18|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917052439/http://www.heartlandconnection.com/community/press_release.aspx?id=126359|archivedate=2011-09-17|df=}}</ref>
*''Belle Babb Mansfield'', monument to the First Female Attorney, [[Iowa Wesleyan College]], Iowa<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heartlandconnection.com/community/press_release.aspx?id=126359|title=Belle Babb Mansfield Dedication|publisher=Heartland Connection|date=2008-04-25|access-date=2010-08-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917052439/http://www.heartlandconnection.com/community/press_release.aspx?id=126359|archive-date=2011-09-17}}</ref>
*''[[Bob Hoover]]'', [[National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian Air & Space Museum]], Washington, DC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2016/march/17/hoover-statue-joining-legends-shrike-at-smithsonian|title=Hoover statue to be unveiled at Smithsonian|date=2016-03-17|website=aopa.org|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref>
*''Bob Hoover'', [[National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian Air & Space Museum]], Washington, DC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2016/march/17/hoover-statue-joining-legends-shrike-at-smithsonian|title=Hoover statue to be unveiled at Smithsonian|date=2016-03-17|website=aopa.org|access-date=2017-06-12}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2015/03/gallery/cecil-harris-monument/ Cecil Harris]'', [[Northern State University]], Aberdeen, South Dakota<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northern.edu/cecil-harris|title=Cecil Harris|date=2016-11-17|work=Northern State University|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2015/03/gallery/cecil-harris-monument/ Cecil Harris]'', [[Northern State University]], Aberdeen, South Dakota<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northern.edu/cecil-harris|title=Cecil Harris|date=2016-11-17|work=Northern State University|access-date=2017-06-12|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Standing Bear|''Chief Standing Bear,'']] Centennial Mall, Lincoln, Nebraska<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/new-statue-in-centennial-mall-honors-chief-standing-bear/article_41ce4556-b29a-11e7-98cb-7fd9b4495cee.html|title=New statue in Centennial Mall honors Chief Standing Bear|last=Wells|first=Aaliyah|work=The Daily Nebraskan|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref>
*''Chief Standing Bear'', Centennial Mall, Lincoln, Nebraska<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/new-statue-in-centennial-mall-honors-chief-standing-bear/article_41ce4556-b29a-11e7-98cb-7fd9b4495cee.html|title=New statue in Centennial Mall honors Chief Standing Bear|last=Wells|first=Aaliyah|work=The Daily Nebraskan|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/07/gallery/coach-jim-valvano-nc-state-basketball/ Coach Jim Valvano]'', North Carolina State Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2016/08/19/ncsu-to-unveil-valvano-statue-at-reynolds-gala.html|title=N.C. State University to unveil Jim Valvano statue at Reynolds Coliseum gala - Triangle Business Journal|website=bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/07/gallery/coach-jim-valvano-nc-state-basketball/ Coach Jim Valvano]'', North Carolina State Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2016/08/19/ncsu-to-unveil-valvano-statue-at-reynolds-gala.html|title=N.C. State University to unveil Jim Valvano statue at Reynolds Coliseum gala - Triangle Business Journal|website=bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref>
* ''Christa McAuliffee'', [[New Hampshire State House]], [[Concord, New Hampshire]].<ref>McCormack, Kathy. [https://apnews.com/article/christa-mcauliffe-statue-new-hampshire-challenger-5487cf9130e726ae7f01f55d9c1861ec "Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds"]. AP News. Published September 2, 2024. Accessed September 2, 2024.</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/07/gallery/coach-everett-case-nc-state-basketball/ Coach Everett Case]'', North Carolina State Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.ncsu.edu/2013/01/in-this-corner/|title=In This Corner {{!}} NC State News {{!}} NC State University|date=2013-01-09|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/07/gallery/coach-everett-case-nc-state-basketball/ Coach Everett Case]'', North Carolina State Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.ncsu.edu/2013/01/in-this-corner/|title=In This Corner {{!}} NC State News {{!}} NC State University|date=2013-01-09|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en}}</ref>
*''Community'', Wells Avenue, [[Reno, Nevada]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=46523|title=Wells-to-do|publisher=Reno News and Reviews|date=2006-01-26|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref>
*''Community'', Wells Avenue, [[Reno, Nevada]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=46523|title=Wells-to-do|publisher=Reno News and Reviews|date=2006-01-26|access-date=2010-08-18}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2011/07/gallery/classical-figurative/delilah/ Delilah]'', Avenue of the Arts, [[Gillette, Wyoming]]
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2011/07/gallery/classical-figurative/delilah/ Delilah]'', Avenue of the Arts, [[Gillette, Wyoming]]
* ''[[Norman Borlaug (Victor)|Dr. Norman E Borlaug]]'', National Statuary Hall, Washington, DC<ref name="Dr. Norman E. Borlaug"/>
* ''[[Norman Borlaug (Victor)|Dr. Norman E Borlaug]]'', National Statuary Hall, Washington, DC<ref name="Dr. Norman E. Borlaug"/>
*''Dr. [[Susan LaFlesche Picotte]]'', Centennial Mall, Lincoln, Nebraska<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.1011now.com/2021/10/11/picotte-statue-unveiled/|title=Picotte statue unveiled|work=1011 Now|access-date=2021-10-12|language=en}}</ref>
*''Falls Past and Falls Today'', Gateway to the Falls, [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
*''Falls Past and Falls Today'', Gateway to the Falls, [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/08/gallery/monuments-large-works/gretchen-fraser/ Gretchen Fraser]'', Olympic Women's Monument, Sun Valley, Idaho
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/08/gallery/monuments-large-works/gretchen-fraser/ Gretchen Fraser]'', Olympic Women's Monument, Sun Valley, Idaho
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*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/09/gallery/lyle-smith/ Lyle Smith]'', Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/bronco-beat-blog/article100624942.html|title=Boise State unveils statue of Lyle Smith; Dhaenens glad to increase production|work=idahostatesman|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/09/gallery/lyle-smith/ Lyle Smith]'', Albertsons Stadium, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/bronco-beat-blog/article100624942.html|title=Boise State unveils statue of Lyle Smith; Dhaenens glad to increase production|work=idahostatesman|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en}}</ref>
*''Make a Wish Boy and Girl,'' Make a Wish Building, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
*''Make a Wish Boy and Girl,'' Make a Wish Building, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
*''Monument to 1st Battalion 1st Marines'', Castaways Park, [[Newport Beach, California]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/curry-107119-war-statue.html|title=Statue honoring Marine Battalion Unveiled in Newport|publisher=The Orange County Register|date=2007-09-09|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2007-11-10/news/dpt-memorial10_1_soldier-newport-beach-granite-memorial|title=Tribute To Be Semper Fi|publisher=Newport Beach Daily Pilot|date=2007-11-10|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref>
*''Monument to 1st Battalion 1st Marines'', Castaways Park, [[Newport Beach, California]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/curry-107119-war-statue.html|title=Statue honoring Marine Battalion Unveiled in Newport|publisher=The Orange County Register|date=2007-09-09|access-date=2010-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2007-11-10/news/dpt-memorial10_1_soldier-newport-beach-granite-memorial|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708221541/http://articles.dailypilot.com/2007-11-10/news/dpt-memorial10_1_soldier-newport-beach-granite-memorial|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2011|title=Tribute To Be Semper Fi|publisher=Newport Beach Daily Pilot|date=2007-11-10|access-date=2010-08-18}}</ref>
*''Monument to Firefighters'', Fire Station #5, [[Lawrence, Kansas]]
*''Monument to Firefighters'', Fire Station #5, [[Lawrence, Kansas]]
*''Monument to WWII Airmen'', [[Boise Airport]], [[Boise, Idaho]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/story.asp?S=10420107|title=New Statue At Boise Airport|publisher=Fox News Idaho|date=2009-05-25|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref>
*''Monument to WWII Airmen'', [[Boise Airport]], [[Boise, Idaho]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fox12idaho.com/global/story.asp?S=10420107|title=New Statue At Boise Airport|publisher=Fox News Idaho|date=2009-05-25|access-date=2010-08-18}}</ref>
*''Portrait of [[Terry Redlin]]'', Redlin Art Center, Redlin, South Dakota<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.redlinart.com/news/sculptureunveiled/|title=Sculpture Unveiled on August 4, 2007|publisher=Redlin Art Center|date=2007-08-04|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref>
*''Portrait of [[Terry Redlin]]'', Redlin Art Center, Redlin, South Dakota<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.redlinart.com/news/sculptureunveiled/|title=Sculpture Unveiled on August 4, 2007|publisher=Redlin Art Center|date=2007-08-04|access-date=2010-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313211517/http://www.redlinart.com/news/sculptureunveiled/|archive-date=March 13, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''ReTrac Corridor Sculpture Project'', ReTrac Corridor, [[Reno, Nevada]]
*''ReTrac Corridor Sculpture Project'', ReTrac Corridor, [[Reno, Nevada]]
*''[[Robert the Bruce]]'', Private Collection, [[Linlithgow, Scotland]]
*''Robert the Bruce'', Private Collection, [[Linlithgow, Scotland]]
*''[[Samson]]'', [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
*''Samson'', [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
*''[[Samson|Samson the Mighty]]'', Avenue of the Arts, [[Gillette, Wyoming]]
*''Samson the Mighty'', Avenue of the Arts, [[Gillette, Wyoming]]
*''[[Sarah Winnemucca (Victor)|Sarah Winnemucca]]'', U.S. National Statuary Hall, Washington, D.C. and Nevada State Capitol Building, [[Carson City, Nevada]]
*''[[Sarah Winnemucca (Victor)|Sarah Winnemucca]]'', U.S. National Statuary Hall, Washington, D.C. and Nevada State Capitol Building, [[Carson City, Nevada]]
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/07/gallery/senator-richard-bryan/ Senator Richard Bryan]'', University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2016/07/gallery/senator-richard-bryan/ Senator Richard Bryan]'', University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
*''[[Sequoyah]]'', Private Collection, [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
*''Sequoyah'', Private Collection, [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2011/12/gallery/monuments-large-works/taft-monument-to-oilworkers/ Taft Oilworker Monument]'', [[Taft, California|Taft, CA]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Curt Elliott|title=Oilworker Monument in Taft CA|date=1969-12-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkQxWARG8hg|accessdate=2017-06-12}}</ref>
*''[https://benjaminvictor.com/2011/12/gallery/monuments-large-works/taft-monument-to-oilworkers/ Taft Oilworker Monument]'', [[Taft, California|Taft, CA]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Curt Elliott|title=Oilworker Monument in Taft CA|date=1969-12-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkQxWARG8hg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xkQxWARG8hg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-06-12}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*''The Seasons'', United Clinic, [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]
*''The Seasons'', United Clinic, [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]
*''War Memorial Sculpture'', Aberdeen Regional Airport, South Dakota
*''War Memorial Sculpture'', Aberdeen Regional Airport, South Dakota
*''Where Cultures Meet'', California State University - Dominguez Hills, [[Carson, California]]
*''Where Cultures Meet'', California State University - Dominguez Hills, [[Carson, California]]
*''[[Alexander Hamilton]],'' [[United States Coast Guard Academy]], New London, CT (Gift by the Class of '63)
*''Alexander Hamilton,'' [[United States Coast Guard Academy]], New London, CT (Gift by the Class of '63)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theday.com/article/20181012/NWS01/181019780|title=Academy honors 'father of Coast Guard'|last=Elliot|first=Sean D.|date=12 October 2018|work=The Day}}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/nsh/winnemucca.cfm]
*[http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/nsh/winnemucca.cfm Sarah Winnemucca Statue, U.S. Capitol for Nevada | AOC]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223651/http://benjaminvictor.com/videos/ksfy_samson_interview.wmv]
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223651/http://benjaminvictor.com/videos/ksfy_samson_interview.wmv
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223651/http://www.benjaminvictor.com/articles/scanned/Articles-012.pdf]
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223651/http://www.benjaminvictor.com/articles/scanned/Articles-012.pdf
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223712/http://www.benjaminvictor.com/articles/scanned/Articles-036.pdf]
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110707223712/http://www.benjaminvictor.com/articles/scanned/Articles-036.pdf
*[http://www.benjaminvictor.com/], Official website
*[http://www.benjaminvictor.com/ Ben Victor Studios], Official website
*[https://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/bakersfield-native-breaks-the-mold-with-third-statue-at-us/article_db88bdd0-c052-11e9-9a92-d352280efc06.html Bakersfield native breaks the mold with third statue at US capitol]
*http://benjaminvictor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/LifeSizeSamsonTakingShapeatNSU11-26-2002.pdf

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Benjamin Victor
Born (1979-01-16) 16 January 1979 (age 45)
Bakersfield, California, United States
Alma materNorthern State University
Known forSculpture
Websitebenjaminvictor.com

Benjamin Matthew Victor (b. Taft, California, January 16, 1979) is an American sculptor living and working in Boise, Idaho.[1] He is the only living artist to have three works in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. [2] He is currently sculpting his fourth statue for the Statuary Hall, of Daisy Bates. He was only 26 years old when his first statue, Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute activist in Nevada, was dedicated in the Hall in 2005, making him the youngest artist to ever be represented in the Hall.[3][4] In 2014, his sculpture of Norman Borlaug, "the father of the Green Revolution," was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall[5] and in 2019, his statue of Chief Standing Bear, a Native American rights leader, was dedicated in the National Statuary Hall making him the only living artist to have three sculptures in the Hall.[6]

Early life

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Benjamin Matthew Victor was born in 1979 in Taft, California. He grew up in Bakersfield. After completing high school, he lived in for a time in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, studying art and sculpture.[3][7]

Career

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Victor’s first work to receive attention was a life-size statue of the biblical character Samson, sculpted when the artist was a sophomore art major at Northern State University. The piece earned Victor a scholarship "in recognition of his aesthetic and conceptual integrity" from the prestigious National Sculpture Society in New York City. At age 23, Victor was commissioned to produce his proposal of a trio of soldiers for the Aberdeen Regional Airport War Memorial in South Dakota.

Victor has completed numerous commissions from city, institutions and non-profits for public artworks throughout the West and upper Midwest, often to commemorate individuals or groups. He was commissioned by the state of Nevada to make sculptures of Sarah Winnemucca, a 19th-century Paiute activist, one for installation in 2005 at its capitol and one to be installed as one of Nevada's official works in the United States Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. At age 26, Victor was the youngest sculptor to have a work installed at the hall.

In 2016, Judi M. gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, contacted Victor about creating a statue of Standing Bear (Ponca) for the Centennial Mall at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[8] It was installed in 2017.[9] When gaiashkibos learned of a plan replace the two statues allotted for Nebraska in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D. C., she contacted Victor again to make another sculpture of Standing Bear.[10] The installation of the statue in Statuary Hall was held in 2019, with gaiashkibos's daughter, Katie Brossy in attendance.[10] Using the surplus funds from those raised to erect the Standing Bear statues, gaiashkibos hired Victor in 2021 to sculpt Susan La Flesche Picotte (Omaha), the first Native woman to be licensed as a physician in the US for the Centennial Mall at the university.[11][12]

Notable works

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References

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  1. ^ "NSU Employee Directory". Northern State University. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Victor Biography". Benjamin Victor, Professor of the Practice. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  3. ^ a b "Oilworkers Monument Groundbreaking". The Taft Independent. 2009-04-03. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  4. ^ "Reid Speech at Sarah Winnemucca Statue Dedication". Democrats.senate.gov. 2005-05-09. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  5. ^ a b "Dr. Norman E. Borlaug". Architect of the Capitol | United States Capitol. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  6. ^ ARDIS, KELLY. "Bakersfield native breaks the mold with third statue at US capitol". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  7. ^ "Winnemucca sculptor selected". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2004-02-10. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  8. ^ Pluhacek, Zach (December 2, 2016). "Sculpture of Ponca Chief to Grace Centennial Mall". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. B1, B2. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Klein, John (April 30, 2018). "Statue of Ponca Chief May Be Headed to D.C." The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b Lange-Kubick, Cindy (September 20, 2019). "Chief Standing Bear Takes His Place in U.S. Capitol". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. Lee Enterprises. p. A6. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Johnson, Riley (May 29, 2021). "Statue of 1st Native Doctor Finds a Home". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Vanderford, Taryn (October 11, 2021). "Picotte Statue Unveiled". 1011 Now. Lincoln, Nebraska: KOLN. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  13. ^ "Belle Babb Mansfield Dedication". Heartland Connection. 2008-04-25. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  14. ^ "Hoover statue to be unveiled at Smithsonian". aopa.org. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  15. ^ "Cecil Harris". Northern State University. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  16. ^ Wells, Aaliyah. "New statue in Centennial Mall honors Chief Standing Bear". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  17. ^ "N.C. State University to unveil Jim Valvano statue at Reynolds Coliseum gala - Triangle Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  18. ^ McCormack, Kathy. "Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds". AP News. Published September 2, 2024. Accessed September 2, 2024.
  19. ^ "In This Corner | NC State News | NC State University". 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  20. ^ "Wells-to-do". Reno News and Reviews. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  21. ^ "Picotte statue unveiled". 1011 Now. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  22. ^ "Boise State unveils statue of Lyle Smith; Dhaenens glad to increase production". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  23. ^ "Statue honoring Marine Battalion Unveiled in Newport". The Orange County Register. 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  24. ^ "Tribute To Be Semper Fi". Newport Beach Daily Pilot. 2007-11-10. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  25. ^ "New Statue At Boise Airport". Fox News Idaho. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  26. ^ "Sculpture Unveiled on August 4, 2007". Redlin Art Center. 2007-08-04. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  27. ^ Curt Elliott (1969-12-31), Oilworker Monument in Taft CA, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-06-12
  28. ^ Elliot, Sean D. (12 October 2018). "Academy honors 'father of Coast Guard'". The Day.
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