The Power of the Bull Inside the Head of Sculptor Wayne Porter: The Story of Porter Sculpture Park

by Sue Speck

Overview

A compelling and inspiring look at the audacity and tenacity it took for small town, self-taught sculptor Wayne Porter to propel himself to national and international attention as a metal artist by planting his massive sculptures on the South Dakota prairie.

How did he get the grit to overcome the odds to create his own sculpture park with a bull centerpiece as big as the faces on Mount Rushmore and land on the list of the top roadside attractions in America?

Wayne reveals everything from his art to his influences, his process, his business planning, his struggles, and how he first had to overcome himself before he could realize his dream of building Porter Sculpture Park.

Current and captivating, this book is an authorized biography filled with stunning art and photography written with inside insight by a journalist, photographer and artist who returned to her roots and wrote a book about a talent she's known since pre-school.

A visual feast for art lovers and a how-to for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798218522537
Publisher:	Sue Speck Books
Publication date:	03/29/2025
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

As an artist herself, Sue Speck knows something about art and, more importantly, she knows Wayne Porter. They first met when they were about four or five-years-old when Wayne’s mother was her babysitter.

Sue left the state to pursue her career as a journalist, working at an international news service and then as a television reporter. She returned to her South Dakota roots for several years to help and be with her elderly parents, who were always supportive of Wayne Porter’s art and kept her informed about his latest projects. When she went back to her childhood home, she took a fresh look at Wayne’s work and decided it was time to share his sculptures and his life through her story-telling and photography.