John B. and Avard T. Fairbanks photograph collection, ca. 1897-1982.

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John B. and Avard T. Fairbanks photograph collection, ca. 1897-1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367827683

This collection contains twenty eight 11 x 14 enlargements of photographs by John B. Fairbanks. The photographs are of Benjamin Cluff, streets and buildings in Provo, New York Harbor, his family members, and members of the Central American Expedition. Also in the collection are forty eight 11 x 14 enlargements of photographs of sculptures created by Avard T. Fairbanks. The sculptures are of a variety of subjects, including Brigham Young, Joseph Smith, Abraham Lincoln, and the pioneers.

1 quarto box (0.08 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Fairbanks, John B. (John Boylston), 1855-1940

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Mormon farmer and artist who lived in Payson, Utah. From the description of John B. Fairbanks diaries, 1877-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367407584 John B. Fairbanks (1855-1940) was the official photographer of the Benjamin Cluff Expedition to Mexico from 1901 to 1903. He also painted murals in the St. George, Salt Lake, and Mesa Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the father of Avard T. Fairbanks. From the description of Joh...

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...