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Blackjack Ketchum Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaBowed Cross (Book Ed.) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaEnd Of The Day (Bood Ed.) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMaestro (Book Ed.) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaThe Dove (Book Ed.) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaBowed Cross (Silver) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaBowed Cross (Standing) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaBronco Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaCall To Worship (2008) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaCall To Worship (Shofar) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaCharge Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaCoffee Break Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaDali's Angel Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaDay's End Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaEnd Of The Day Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaEve Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaEve (small) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaGabriel Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaGrace In A Cup (Large) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaGrace In A Cup (small) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaHamlet Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaHeading Home Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaHippocrates Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaHomage To The Fiddler Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaIshe Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaLawman From Winslow Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaLeap Of Faith Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMaestro (Large) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMaestro (small) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMoses (small) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMoses (large) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMoses On The Mount Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMother And Child Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaMy Brother's Keeper Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaNanny Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaNathan The Prophet Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaNoah Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaNorth 40 Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaOlympian Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaOne More Stray Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaPieta Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaRabbi (large) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaRachel At The Well Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaSpirit Of The Medicine Man (large) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaSpirit Of The Medicine Man (small) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaSt. Francis (large) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaSt. Francis (small) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaSt. George And The Dragon Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaStigmata Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaTatanka Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaTaurus Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaTexas Ranger Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaTexas Ranger (lifesize) Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaThe Fiddler Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaThe Flapper Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaTown Bound Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaTribute To Mother Moon Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaUrUr Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaWaiting Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of TiaWhiskey River Bronze Sculpture From The Collection Of Tia
Born in Missouri, Gib Singleton's artistic ability was recognized as a student at Southern Illinois University where he learned to work in bronze.  From there he was accepted by the Art Institute of Chicago to study on full scholarship.  His apparent genius earned him a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Italy at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence.  His stellar career path led to a year in the Vatican art studio where one of his many achievements was assisting with the restoration of Michelangelo's Pieta.  It was in Italy that his development was profoundly affected by his study of Italian Masters: Michelangelo, Bronzino, Giovanni Bologna, among others.

Upon his return to the United States, Singleton assimilated all that he had learned into the creation of his Western imagery.  Exploring the culture of the Old West, Singleton expresses the daily life, suggesting action in a new mode of emotive realism.  Using Renaissance techniques, Singleton molds his wax to perfect the details of chaps, spurs, guns and saddle, telling the story of cowboy life with all its nuances, rituals and expressive humor.  With equal proficiency and detail, he captures the dignity and accoutrements of the Native American.

His love of the Old West is readily apparent in the captivating details and characteristics of the contemporary cowboy.  Singleton's successful career as a sculptor lies in his remarkable achievement in capturing, in his unique way, the essence of the human experience in these Western characters, old as well as new.

Well into his seventies, Singleton continues to delight us with his thoughtful eloquence creating his emotionally realistic impressions in the peaceful environment of his home studio in Santa Fe.