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'''Lee McKee''' (died [[March 16]], [[2017]]) was a blacksmith and sculptor, and a co-founder of the [[Sons of Vulcan]] metal arts cooperative. | '''Lee McKee''' (died [[March 16]], [[2017]]) was a blacksmith and sculptor, and a co-founder of the [[Sons of Vulcan]] metal arts cooperative. | ||
McKee graduated from St Stanislaus College in Bay St Louis, Mississippi in [[1993]] and studied sculpture at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He apprenticed with master blacksmith [[James Whatley]] and worked for a while as a furnace assistant for [[Sloss Metal Arts]]. He opened his own '''McKee Metal Arts''' in [[Bessemer]] by [[2014]] and later joined with other artists to form the Sons of Vulcan. | McKee graduated from St Stanislaus College in Bay St Louis, Mississippi in [[1993]] and studied sculpture at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He apprenticed with master blacksmith [[James Whatley]] and worked for a while as a furnace assistant for [[Sloss Metal Arts]] in [[2012]]. He opened his own '''McKee Metal Arts''' in [[Bessemer]] by [[2014]] and later joined with other artists to form the Sons of Vulcan. | ||
At every stage of his career, McKee taught metal arts classes to people of all skill levels and produced commissioned work for public and private clients. | At every stage of his career, McKee taught metal arts classes to people of all skill levels and produced commissioned work for public and private clients. | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 17 March 2017
Lee McKee (died March 16, 2017) was a blacksmith and sculptor, and a co-founder of the Sons of Vulcan metal arts cooperative.
McKee graduated from St Stanislaus College in Bay St Louis, Mississippi in 1993 and studied sculpture at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He apprenticed with master blacksmith James Whatley and worked for a while as a furnace assistant for Sloss Metal Arts in 2012. He opened his own McKee Metal Arts in Bessemer by 2014 and later joined with other artists to form the Sons of Vulcan.
At every stage of his career, McKee taught metal arts classes to people of all skill levels and produced commissioned work for public and private clients.
McKee died in a motorcycle accident in 2017.