Miss Gratz, 1984

Born in Philadelphia, J. Clayton Bright began sculpting in the late 1970s. With the guidance of sculptor Eric Parks, he learned the process of cast sculpture using the lost wax technique. In 1984, he was commissioned by Mrs. Miles Valentine, a major patron of the museum, to create a sculpture for the collection. Bright made a number of life-size sculptures using specific animals, and he modeled Miss Gratz on a local Holstein cow of the same name. The work was given in memory of E. Miles Valentine by his wife and stepdaughter in 1984.

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania · United States