Representative sculpture, biography, and bibliography of Avard T. Fairbanks, 1940-1980.

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Representative sculpture, biography, and bibliography of Avard T. Fairbanks, 1940-1980.

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Illustrations of creative art, news clippings, correspondence, a biography by Eugene Fairbanks, biographical notes, bibliographies, and miscellaneous items. The materials were collected by Avard's son Eugene Fairbanks.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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Fairbanks, Eugene F.

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Sculptor and teacher. From the description of Abraham Lincoln sculpture and other sculpture by Avard T. Fairbanks , 1942-1965 / information assembled by Eugene Fairbanks. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 695461529 Mormon sculptor and Dean of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. From the guide to the Representative sculpture, biography, and bibliography of Avard T. Fairbanks, 1940-1980, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Eugene ...

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...