Deborah Copenhaver Fellows

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Deborah Copenhaver Fellows (born 1948) is an American sculptor known for her Western themed works. Her best known work is the life-sized statue of former Arizona senator Barry Goldwater included in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. It was added to the collection as one of Arizona’s two statues in 2015.

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Early life

Fellows was born and raised on a ranch in northern Idaho. Her father Deb Copenhaver was a champion rodeo rider, winning two world championships in 1955 and 1956 and was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1991 [1] and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1992. [2] As a teenager Deborah Fellow was selected Miss Rodeo Washington. [3] [4] During this time she developed a passion for horses that is frequently reflected in her sculpture.

She attended Fort Wright College of the Holy Names where she first began a serious study of sculpture. [5]

Her statue of Bing Crosby was erected just outside the Crosby Student Center, on the Gonzaga University and dedicated on May 3, 1981, Crosby’s birthday. [6]

Fellows won a competition to create the Washington Korean War Memorial, (hers was of a Korean War veteran) and it was dedicated on the Washington State Capitol grounds in Olympia, Washington , on July 24, 1993. [7]

She was inducted into the National Sculpture Society in 2008 and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2009. [8]

Selected works

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References

  1. ↑ "Deb Copenhaver - Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame". erhof.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Deb Copenhaver - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Former Title Holders". Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Back When They Bucked with Deb Copenhaver - The Rodeo News". 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Deborah Copenhaver Fellows". fellowsstudios.com.
  6. ↑ "Bronze Statue of Bing Crosby - Spokane Historical". Spokane Historical.
  7. ↑ "Korean War memorial". 26 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Deborah Copenhaver Fellows - C&I Magazine". 28 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Copenhaver, Deborah (8 March 1980). "The Founder" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
  10. ↑ Copenhaver, Deborah (8 March 1984). "Vietnam Veterans Memorial" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
  11. ↑ Copenhaver, Deborah (8 March 1988). "Montana Vietnam Veterans' Memorial" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
  12. ↑ Copenhaver, Deborah. "Tribute to a Cowboy" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
  13. ↑ Copenhaver, Deborah (8 March 1989). "Korean War Memorial" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
  14. ↑ "Anacortes Lady of the Sea Sculpture (& a great kayak launch at the Cap Sante Marina - Seafarers Memorial Park)". Everyone's Travel Club.
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