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| | Speed considers each of his bronze sculptures "an original, because in any edition none of the sculptures are exactly the same." His fellow artists recognized Speed not only for his art, but his character and faith. Despite his success in art, Speed comments that at times he still misses the cowboy ways of his youth.<ref name=speed/> | | Speed considers each of his bronze sculptures "an original, because in any edition none of the sculptures are exactly the same." His fellow artists recognized Speed not only for his art, but his character and faith. Despite his success in art, Speed comments that at times he still misses the cowboy ways of his youth.<ref name=speed/> |
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| − | Speed has exhibited at the Phoenix Art Museum in [[Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], and the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, [[Wyoming]]. Among his awards is the Gold Medal for Sculpture from Cowboy Artists of America<ref name=speed/> and the Prix de West Award from the National Academy of Western Art, affiliated with the formerly named '''National Cowboy Hall of Fame'' in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]. Some of his work can be found in the Whitney Gallery of Western Art and the Museum of [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]]. The Texas Tech exhibits were formerly at the Diamond M Museum<ref name=speed/> in Snyder in Scurry County. That museum closed in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kld02|title=Diamond M Museum|work=''The Handbook of Texas'']]|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}</ref> | + | Speed has exhibited at the Phoenix Art Museum in [[Phoenix]], [[Arizona]], and the Whitney Gallery of Western Art in Cody, [[Wyoming]]. Among his awards is the Gold Medal for Sculpture from Cowboy Artists of America<ref name=speed/> and the Prix de West Award from the National Academy of Western Art, affiliated with the formerly named '''National Cowboy Hall of Fame'' in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]. Some of his work can be found in the Whitney Gallery of Western Art and the Museum of [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]]. The Texas Tech exhibits were formerly at the Diamond M Museum<ref name=speed/> in Snyder in Scurry County, which closed in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kld02|title=Diamond M Museum|publisher=The Texas Historical Association ''The Handbook of Texas''|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}</ref> |
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| − | His bronze equestrian sculpture "Night Ridin'" is displayed in the permanent art collection in the historic district of St. George, Utah]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sculptsite.com/sculpture-headlines-Grant%20Speed-sculpture-02-07-10.html|title=Grant Speed|publisher=sculptsite.com|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref> His sculpture entitled "A Stop at the Line Camp" in 2011 sold for $4,800.<ref name=speed/> | + | His bronze equestrian sculpture "Night Ridin'" is displayed in the permanent art collection in the historic district of St. George, Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sculptsite.com/sculpture-headlines-Grant%20Speed-sculpture-02-07-10.html|title=Grant Speed|publisher=sculptsite.com|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref> His sculpture entitled "A Stop at the Line Camp" in 2011 sold for $4,800.<ref name=speed/> |
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| | Speed's sculpture of legendary Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) is housed in the Square House Museum in the city of Panhandle, Texas. In 2010, another of Speed's sculptures of Goodnight sold at auction for $5,400.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altermann.com/gallery/pages/c103u10337.htm|title=2010 March Auction|publisher=altermann.com|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref> | | Speed's sculpture of legendary Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) is housed in the Square House Museum in the city of Panhandle, Texas. In 2010, another of Speed's sculptures of Goodnight sold at auction for $5,400.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altermann.com/gallery/pages/c103u10337.htm|title=2010 March Auction|publisher=altermann.com|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref> |