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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 also be found in the 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 operated from 1964 to 1992, when it closed and sent its exhibits to the Texas Tech Museum.<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''|author=H. Allen Anderson|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 also be found in the 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 operated from 1964 to 1992, when it closed and sent its exhibits to the Texas Tech Museum.<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''|author=H. Allen Anderson|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}</ref>
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/> 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>
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; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> His sculpture entitled "A Stop at the Line Camp" in 2011 sold for $4,800.<ref name=speed/> 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 1980 sculpture of legendary Texas musician [[Buddy Holly]] is still on display at the Walk of Fame in Lubbock.
Speed's 1980 sculpture of legendary Texas musician [[Buddy Holly]] is still on display at the Walk of Fame in Lubbock.