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(American sculptor and artist)
(American sculptor and artist)
| birth_date=January 6, 1930
| birth_date=January 6, 1930
| birth_place= [[San Angelo]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]
| birth_place= [[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]
| death_date=October 1, 2011 (aged 81)
| death_date=October 1, 2011 (aged 81)
| death_place=Lindon, Utah County, [[Utah]]
| death_place=Lindon, Utah County, [[Utah]]
| spouse=Sue Collins Speed (married 1958-2011, his death)
| spouse=Sue Collins Speed (married 1958-2011, his death)<br>
'''Three children''':<br>
Peggy Sue Speed
| religion= [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] <br>
Boone Speed
Samantha Speed
| religion=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] <br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
'''Alma mater''':<br>
[[Brigham Young University]]
[[Brigham Young University]]
}}
}}
'''Ulysses Grant Speed''', known as '''Grant Speed''' (January 6, 1930 – October 1, 2011), was a western [[sculptor]] and [[artist]] based in Lindon, [[Utah]], near Provo.
'''Ulysses Grant Speed''', known as '''Grant Speed''' (January 6, 1930 – October 1, 2011), was a western [[sculptor]] and [[artist]] based in Lindon, [[Utah]], near Provo.
Before he became a full-time artist, Speed supported his family as an elementary school teacher in [[Salt Lake City]] but residing in Provo.<ref name=mlg/> "Having come from [[conservative]] West Texas, I really wanted to be the world's best cowboy. Yet every time I got a chance to be around any kind of western art, I couldn't stop reading about it, looking at it, and studying it", Speed said.<ref name=speed>{{cite web|url=http://www.beauchampwesternart.com/BeauchampWesternArt/Grant_Speed.html|title=Grant Speed|publisher=beauchampwesternart.com|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref>
Before he became a full-time artist, Speed supported his family as an elementary school teacher in [[Salt Lake City]] but residing in Provo.<ref name=mlg/> "Having come from [[conservative]] West Texas, I really wanted to be the world's best cowboy. Yet every time I got a chance to be around any kind of western art, I couldn't stop reading about it, looking at it, and studying it", Speed said.<ref name=speed>{{cite web|url=http://www.beauchampwesternart.com/BeauchampWesternArt/Grant_Speed.html|title=Grant Speed|publisher=beauchampwesternart.com|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref>
==Artist and sculptor==
==Artist and sculptor==
When Speed began working on his art, he kept the matter confidential from all but his wife. His first sculpture was completed in an art class at BYU. It was at BYU that he met the cowboy artist and sculptor Earl Wesley Bascom (1906-1995). Bascom happened to also be taking a BYU art class and knew members of the Speed family when he was rodeoing in the Deep South. Bascom critiqued Speed's first sculpture and gave him encouragement.
When Speed began working on his art, he kept the matter confidential from all but his wife. His first sculpture was completed in an art class at BYU. It was at BYU that he met the cowboy artist and sculptor Earl Wesley Bascom (1906-1995). Bascom happened to also be taking a BYU art class and knew members of the Speed family when he was rodeoing in the Deep South. Bascom critiqued Speed's first sculpture and gave him encouragement.