Avard T. Fairbanks papers 1906-1987

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Avard T. Fairbanks papers 1906-1987

http://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%205866

Correspondence (including with church officials), lecture notes, addresses, sketches and drawings of Avard T. Fairbanks, a sculptor and professor of fine arts.

1 carton, (1 linear ft.); 1 folder, (0.1 linear ft.)

eng,

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6341809

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Fairbanks, Avard T. (Avard Tennyson), 1897-1987

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Avard Tennyson Fairbanks (1897-1987) was born to John B. and Lilly Annetta Huish Fairbanks. His artistic talent was recognized around the age of twelve when he created his first sculpture, a rabbit, which he entered in the Utah State Fair. A year later he began to copy sculptures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and was awarded scholarships to continue his studies. Fairbanks' obvious talent later took him to the finest art schools in the United States and France. He was commission...

Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...