Sterett-Gittings Kelsey
Priced from $3,500 to $5,000,000 American Sculptor Sterett-Gittings Kelsey, presents high-end, museum quality, limited edition, bronze sculptures of dance, classical ballet, classic jazz and modern dance. TELEPHONE:860-350-4938
Roxbury Connecticut

 

 

As of April 2007, there are 280 finished original works and counting.  To Commission a Sculpture or to visit the Gallery and Studio in  Roxbury Connecticut, call 860-350-4938              

 

CRITIQUES 

Frederick G. Sternau 

Waccabuc New york

" Personally I have been deeply involved in Painting and Sculpture through " Art Holdings International " and the  " Little John Sternau Gallery " in New York City.  In my opinion, Kelsey is the first true " Master of Movement "  since the death of Edgar Degas in 1917.  I whole heartedly agree with Erwin Hauer, Professor Emeritus of Sculpture, Yale University,  who states," When referring to the Kelsey Dancers captured in bronze,  that she does not have an equal in the world."      

 

 

Felicity Foote

Greenwich Connecticut   

Former Choreographer for the Royal Ballet, London England 

Current Director of the Greenwich Ballet

"These are the finest dance sculptures ever produced:  Kelsey is the Degas of our time." 

 

Erwin Hauer:      

Professor Emeritus of Sculpture: Yale University

Bethany Connecticut

" In my view, she is one of the most outstanding sculptors of the human figure in the United States and in her speciality; Sculpture referring to Dance; She does not have an equal in the world.  Kelsey's sense of the impending movement is outstanding; her handling of the balance and proportion is invariably exquisite and her sense of scale is excellent.  Added to this high level of artistic and professional mastery is her unwavering commitment to her art.  The amount of outstanding work she has produced in her lifetime, so far, is nothing short of awesome." 

 

Hiram H. Hoelzer  

Fine Art Appraiser & Conservator Greenwich Connecticut

" Kelsey is the greatest sculptor of dance living today. " 

 

Johnny Eliasen 

Principal Dancer :  Royal Danish Ballet & Ballet Master of Royal Danish Ballet

Copenhagen Denmark 

" I have seen the series of photographs which show the work of an American Sculptor, Sterett-Gittings  Kelsey, and was asked if the movement and positioning of the dance figure was executed correctly. I can confirm that indeed it is!  Further, I can say that I was delighted to see the " gracious lightness "  which this figure expresses... even in a photograph,  with it's delicately sculptured hands and feet."

 

Robert Brown Butler 

Architect and Author  

Mahopac New York

" Whether you prefer a bronze sculpture for a town square or a museum, for your yard or entrance hall, for your coffee table or bed-stand, the world renowned artistry of Sterett-

Gittings  Kelsey is outstanding and appropriate.  Surely she has that gift of "transcendent emotivity"  so precious and grand, it makes the soul tremble."

 

Henriette Goodman

Dancer/Choreographer 

South Salem New York

" Kelsey's dancers are mirthful.  They glow in the sheer excitement of being alive.  They are drenched in the sunlight of innocence and youth, and they beam in the glorious eloquence of classical ballet. They reach outward, upward and beyond.  They bend and they crouch.  They lean, tumble, toss and extend.  They stand tall and confident and they stand free.  Kelsey's dancers invite us to live, feel  and breathe.  "Come dance with me!"   say they.  "Come dance with me."  Flowing from the hands of the sculptor to the soul of the dancer with bouyancy and grace, majesty and strength, Kelsey gives to  us the essence of dance."

 

Germain Glidden 

Founder/Chairman of the National Museum of Sport 

Indianapolis Indiana

" Kelsey demonstrates a through knowledge of the human figure and superbly executes her sculpture with a charm and grace which will stand the test of time, alongside the works of Edgar Degas." 

 

 

 

Robert D.Lasus 

Sculptor 

Philadelphia Pennsylvania

"The significance and validity of Sterett's work is that it carries the insight of personal involvement and years of intense observation.  Her dancers, whether maquettes, finished, small  or life-sized figures, are not only accurately and beautifully modeled, but carry within them, the essence of dance,in  their expression of grace, rhythm and passion.  The only artist by whom she can be measured is Degas."

 

Hal Katzen

Fine Art Appraiser 

New York City, New York

"After having had the pleasure of visiting Kelsey's studio, one is confronted directly with the figure in motion; the subject of dance; a light movement which is hard to capture.  Kelsey seems to have taken the heavy material of bronze and made it become light and graceful.  Her knowledge of art history and dance, play a major role in  making her  figures truly her own.  They have a firm place in the history of art." 

 

 

 

James Knowles

Sculptoe : B.A. Yale: B.F.A. University of Pennsylvania

Stamford Connecticut

" Sterett is one committed sculptor.  She has a special gift with wax figures which is remarkable.  She has concentrated on the dance and is a master of it!  She is a top professional in the field." 

 

Joseph Keiffer

Appraiser:  New York City New York

" I have examined a large and representative cross-section of Sterett-Gittings Kelsey's sculpture, and I can say with out reservation, that it is outstanding work in both conception and execution.  Kelsey is an artist who has had the rare strength to ignore the enormous pressures put on artists of our time to "be modern"  and "look contemporary"  and by doing so, she has done more to revive the art of sculpture than a hundred trendier, but less conscientious sculptors will ever do.  The execution is distictively her own and her focus on dances and dancers gives her a special niche in the history of sculpture.  Kelsey's work has vitality and strength, and this is perhps owing in equal parts to a fine sense of proportion and  to knowing when to stop before over-working a piece."

 

Alan P. Shope

Shope Reno Wharton Associates Architects

Greenwich, Connecticut

"For  5,000  years we have expressed our awareness through art and architecture.  Virtually all societies from Mesopotamia through the Rennaissance embraced the arts as a whole....made up of architecture, painting, sculpture, etc.  each contributing to the others success within a meaningful, built environment.  The most important sculptures from Venus to David were a part of the buildings when they were conceived.  During the past two centuries the bond between art and architecturte has been broken by the rapid industrialization of the world, creating many places that are aesthetically and emotionally void.

Sterett-Gittings  Kelsey is a sculptor whose work is graceful, provocative and beautiful; with the ability to contribute on many levels.  Her figures have the strength to be a meaningful extension of their architectural surroundings while being simultaneouslyu delicate enough to set aside the assumptions of the20th Century and look inward to reunite sculpture and architecture."

 

Steve Newman Fine Arts

American and European Sculpture

Stamford Connecticut

"  I was absolutely captivated by Kelsey's Sculptures relating to the dance. These figures and poses are absolutely life-like and extremely realistic.  The quality of the castings is wonderful and the multi-colored patinas magnificent!  I can not remember seeing any sculptures which evoke the same feeliings of beauty which these gems possess."