Bidspirit auction | LARRY GAY, ”THE DRY LAKE

LARRY GAY, ”THE DRY LAKE BULL” - ”The Dry Lake Bull”, limited edition bronze sculpture by listed artist, Larry Gay. Artist Proof #9 of 20. Signed and numbered on the back of the sculpture. This is a bust made of a Bull Elk taken September of 1997 by Mike Shipsey on the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona and is the only bull on record to ever break 500 Boone and Crockett score with a gross score of 502. Larry grew up in the mountains of Colorado and Montana. He has participated in major art shows throughout the country since 1987, and he has won numerous awards for sculpture as he has traveled. These would include Best of Show at Trails West Show in 1992 and 1993, Best of Show Bronze at Silver State Art Exhibition in Las Vegas in 1993, People's Choice Award at Northwest Territorial Art Show in 1993, People's Choice at the Puyallup Fine Arts Exhibition in 1993, People's Choice for Bronze at Safari Club International in Chicago in 1994, People's Choice for sculpture at the Silver State Art Exhibition in Las Vegas in 1994, and People's Choice Overall at the 25th annual National Western Art Show and Auction in Ellensburg, WA in 1997. Larry has also received the Best of Show Sculpture award at the Celebration of Western Art in 1997. In 2000, he received the coveted Kinney Family Wildlife Award at the National Western Art Show and Auction in Ellensburg, WA. Larry has acquired collectors not only nationwide but also in Canada, Japan, Mexico and Australia. Corporate collectors include Hewlett-Packard Corporation as well as Cannon Corporation in Japan. Larry was commissioned to produce the exclusive bronze of the white buffalo calf recently born, named ”Miracle, ” which the native Americans have been expecting for over 500 years. This bronze measures 20'' H x 12'' W x 10'' D and comes with a discretionary reserve.