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• Articles
  Articles of Interest The Internet provides a vast resource of information. We come across many articles relating to Western art, bronze sculpture and the history of mountain men and women. When we feel it is appropriate, we like to republish these on the Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit website. Below is a complete list of articles that have currently been republished on the Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit website. If you have an article or editorial that you feel would be appropriate please contact us at wittigwriter@gmail.com. Here you will also find historic articles about Bill Williams, and news about BR Pettit (Bill Pettit, Billy Rae Pettit) of Williams, AZ. The Western artist, a Northern Arizona University NAU graduate, created Mountain Man motif bronze sculptures, monuments and statues of William Sherley Williams and other mountain men characters. The Arizonan artist's most famous piece stands sentinel at "The Gateway to the Grand Canyon" in Williams, Arizona and has become a Route 66 icon. Other pieces have been shown in Sedona, AZ.
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• Aztec Calendar
  Sacred Aztec Calendar is a bronze sculpture offered by Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit. The ancient Aztec Calendar depicts the 'day counter' used by ancient Aztecs. Arizona artist B R Pettit worked from his studio in Williams, AZ, the Gateway of the Grand Canyon. There stands his monumental bronze sculpture entitled "Williams Shirley Williams" the mountain man for whom the small Arizona mountain town is named.
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• B R Pettit
  B R Pettit's sculptures connect with art enthusiasts because his vast knowledge of the dress and habits of Western Indians, pioneers and mountain men. Pettit was a mountain man reenactor with a richly researched knowledge base. He grew up and lived in the mountain town of Williams, Arizona.
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• Bill Williams Monument Plans Unveiled
  Bill Williams monument plans are unveiled in this March 15, 1979 Williams Newspaper article. Arizona artist Bill Pettit ( B R Pettit) works with Winthrop Williams, professor at Northern Arizona University (NAU) to design the Bill Williams (William Shirley Williams)monument sponsored by the Williams Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce, the Bill Williams Mountain Men and the City of Williams.
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• Bill Williams Monument Plans Unveiled page 2
  Bill Williams monument plans are unveiled in this March 15, 1979 Williams Newspaper article. Arizona artist Bill Pettit ( B R Pettit) works with Winthrop Williams, professor at Northern Arizona University (NAU) to design the Bill Williams (William Shirley Williams)monument sponsored by the Williams Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce, the Bill Williams Mountain Men and the City of Williams.
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• Bill Williams, Mountain Man as told by C G McGhee
  Bill Williams was the guide for the ill-fated 1848 Fremont Expedition. C G McGhee gives his first hand account of the expedition in this excerpt from his book, Rough Times in Rough Places.
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• Bill Williams, Mountain Man of the Santa Fe Trail
  Bill Williams, mountain man and scout, is featured in the 1893 book entitled "The Santa Fe Trail: The story of a Great Highway."
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• Contact Us
  Contact us to buy or sell bronze sculptures by B R Pettit; request a certificate of authenticity; inquire about appraised value or just to chat about Western art or rendezvous art. We are located in the shadows of Bill Williams Mountain in Williams, AZ USA, the Gateway to the Grand Canyon. Please be patient, we will respond to you about the mountain man art as soon as we are able. Arizona artist BR Pettit is best known for his outdoor sculpture "William Sherley Williams" a 8-foot statue of Ole Bill Williams that stands in Williams, Arizona. Limited edition pieces of B R Pettit's work are offered by Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit.
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• Dance of the Yellow Apron
  This piece of mountain man art captures the celebratory spirit of the historic mountain men rendezvous. This limited edition bronze sculpture is mounted on a black marble base which swivels on a beautiful solid oak pedestal. In "The Dance of the Yellow Apron," the motion of the mountain men’s dancing feet and linked arms caught is amplified as the viewer turns the bronze piece to experience each delightful detail.
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• Elk Tracker
  Bronze bust of bearded mountain man on oak base. This piece of mountain man art was featured in a 2009 Sedona Red Rock News article. The western art motif is carried through many of Arizona artist B R Pettit's bronze sculptures. Pettit created mountain man artwork in his hometown of Williams, AZ located near the Grand Canyon.
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• Home
  Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit displays the artwork of sculptor B R Pettit. Known best for his monumental work "William Shirley Williams" a statue of Ole Bill Williams that stands as a sentinel to the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon" in Williams, AZ. The monument unveiled by Senator Barry Goldwater in 1980, has become a Route 66 icon and is denoted IAS AZ000467 by Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories. Pettit's work was owned by President Ronald Reagan and was displayed in the Oval Office throughout his terms in office. The bronze sculpture "Ole Bill Williams" is currently in the collection of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Pettit's work in the Western, mountain man gendre has been shown in Sedona, AZ and collected all over the Southwest USA.
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• Local Mountain Man Immortalized at Sedona Foundry
  Sedona Red Rock News publishes article and photos about Lee Henson's trip to Artscape Bronze Casting with Laurha Beveridge, the artists' widow. They are researching the recasting of the mountain man reenactor's bust by dead artist Bill Pettit.
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• Monument Fund Off to Good Start
  Williams, AZ raises money for Bill Williams monument. Artist B.R. (Bill) Pettit estimates cost for building bronze statue of mountain man Bill Williams in Williams, Arizona to be $3500.
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• Old Bill Williams
  This mountain man statue was used as the mockette for the William Sherley Williams monument that was erected by the city of Williams, AZ in 1981. The monumental mountain man art stands as a sentinnel to the Gateway of the Grand Canyon. Arizona artist B R Pettit created "Old Bill Williams" as a proto-type to the eight-foot tall mountain man monument made at the Northern Arizona University (NAU) foundry. Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit is making thie bronze sculpture available for sale to the public in a limited edition.
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• Ole Bill
  A favorite of President Ronald Reagan, this historically-accurate piece of mountain man art was displayed prominently in the Oval Office throughout the duration of his term. The mountain man sculpture then made its way to the west coast where it was displayed in the Ronald Reagan living quarters. That bronze statue by Arizona artist Bill Pettit is currently in the collection of the Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library (reference number 1985.00359.01.)
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• Pettit Collection
  This Pettit Collection is the largest collection of artwork by B R Pettit, one of the Arizona artists loved by Presidents, Senators and mountain men re-enactors. His mountain man sculpture entitled "“Ole Bill” was presented to Ronald Reagan at his inaugural celebrations. Pettit's mountain man art was obviously a favorite of President Reagan as it was displayed prominently in the Oval Office throughout the duration of his term. The sculpture then made its way to the west coast where it was displayed in the Ronald Reagan living quarters. That bronze is currently in the collection of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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• Pettit's Bronze Work is Back
  Bill Williams AKA William Sherley Williams is the mountain man fur trapper depicted by Arizona artist B R Pettit in his iconic bronze statue entitled "William Sherley Williams: Ole Bill Williams" located in Williams, AZ. Control Number: IAS AZ000467 Repository: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
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• Photos of B R Pettit's Work in the News
  B R Pettit's sculpture apears in the Oval Office, on the Capitol Steps and in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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• Pilgrim's Wishes
  Pilgrim's Wishes is a bronze sculpture depicting a mountain man pulling in the chains of his trap. The mountain man is surprised to find the beaver of his dreams. Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit often symbolize the struggle of life and death in the untamed West. The poem "Remembering Mountain Men" by William Stafford is an uncanny description of Pilgrim's Wishes by the Arizona artist.
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• Privacy
  At Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit, we have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm and continuing commitment to the privacy of personal information provided by those visiting and interacting with this web site.
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• Sacrifice
  Thought by some B R Pettit collectors to be his best work, Sacrifice is a bold statement of respect for the indigenous Native American culture that perhaps represented Pettit's own struggle for life. Human sacrifice was made by Aztecs to repay their debts to the Sun gods. The Aztec calendar measured days by watching Venus' relationship to the sun and the stars. Although the bronze sculpture seems to be influenced by renown Western artist Charles M. Russell, that opinon can not be authenticated.
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• The silent sentinel of Williams
  Bill Williams is the silent sentinel of Williams, AZ. The bronze monument of the famous mountain man was created by Arizona artist Bill Pettit in 1980. B R Pettit studied under Winthrop Williams at Northern Arizona University (NAU).
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• William Sherley Williams
  B R Pettit was an Arizonan artist who is best known for his bronze sculptures including the monumental statue entitled "William Shirley Williams" of Ole Bill Williams that stands as a sentinel to "The Gateway for the Grand Canyon" in Williams, AZ. Unveiled by Senator Barry Goldwater in 1981, the eight-foot tall monument of the mountain man, for whom Williams, AZ was named, has become a Route 66 icon. Limited editions of B R Pettit's mountain man artwork are available for sale through Mountain Man Bronzes by B R Pettit.
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