““One of the premier sculptors of the Pacific Northwest, Lee Kelly has made a unique place for himself in the region. Highly sought after for public and private commissions, he has managed to survive and prosper over the years solely from this art.””
Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain, International Rose Test Garden, Washington Park, Portland, Oregon
Stainless steel fountain, 1975.
12' high x 15' wide x 12' deep.
Memory '99
Corten steel, 1999. Gift of the Ford Family Founation. City of Portland, Oregon. Sculpture is sited here at Leland Iron Works.
Memory '99
Another look at Memory 99 in its permanent home on the north park blocks, Portland, Oregon. Image courtesy of the Elizabeth Leach Gallery, photographed by Ellen Dean-- on a snowy day.
Arch with Oaks
Stainless steel, 1985. 48' high. Sited at the Cornell Oaks Corporate Center, Beaverton, Oregon.
Louisa Boren Overlook Park
Corten steel, 1975. 16’ tall. Fabricated and installed in 1975, trees have grown up around this sculpture, adding to the contempletive and other-worldly atmosphere. Overlook Park is located near Volunteer Park in Seattle, Washington.
Overlook remains one of Kassandra’s favorite sculptures, who is pictured here at age 15.
moontrap
Stainless steel sculpture donated by the Rotary Club of Oregon City to the City of Oregon City. Installed on Railroad Avenue.
Akbar’s Elephant
Stainless steel, 1999. 12’ tall. Installed in the Fox Tower lobby in Portland, Oregon. For over two decades, Akbar’s Elephant was sited in a bamboo grove at Leland Iron Works, where it appeared to be charging out of the jungle.
Loowit
Painted steel, 2012. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver, Washington.