Salt Lake artist, musician and sculptor Gregory Saint-Thomas, 61, died Oct. 15, 1996, of pneumonia.
Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Mr. Saint-Thomas interrupted his University of Utah education to go to Europe, where he studied and worked for 20 years, primarily in France, Spain and Holland. He gave piano concerts, taught, and created jewelry and artwork for, among others, Holland's dowager Queen Juliana. He was a crown jeweler for several years.Mr. Saint-Thomas returned to Utah with his wife and daughter in 1978, where he continued to sculpt, paint and play piano.
Two of the things he was known for were his stylized human figurines, often deliberately distorted to advance mythical, mystical themes and his multilevel, gallery-like Holladay home and studio.
Mr. Saint-Thomas will be cremated. An "occasion held to celebrate his life" will take place in a few weeks.