| Ben Hammond | |
| Birth Name: | Ben Hammond |
| Birth Date: | 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Pingree, Idaho, United States |
| Field: | Sculpture |
| Works: | Martha Hughes Cannon in the National Statuary Hall Collection, Pro Football Hall of Fame busts |
Ben Hammond (born 1977) is an American sculptor and painter. His sculpture of Martha Hughes Cannon will represent Utah in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol.[1] The 7 foot, 6 inch statue of Cannon will be molded from bronze and will replace a statue of Philo T. Farnsworth.[2]
Hammond studied art at Ricks College graduating with a degree in Illustration.[3] Since 2007 Hammond has completed portrait busts for the Pro Football Hall of Fame including Jason Taylor and Champ Bailey.[4] [5] He created five large sculptures for the Healing Gardens of the Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.[6]
In 2015, he received the Gloria Medal and the Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award. He received the Charlotte Geffken prize in 2010 and 2011 from The National Competition for Figurative Sculpture. He is a three-time winner of the Dexter Jones Award for his work in bas-relief from the National Sculpture Society. Hammond lives in American Fork, Utah and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[7]