MS 103 - Avard T. Fairbanks Collection, 1920-1980 | McCracken Research Library

By Samantha L. Harper, 2013

Printer-friendly |

Collection Overview

Title: MS 103 - Avard T. Fairbanks Collection, 1920-1980

Primary Creator: Fairbanks, Avard T.

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Date Acquired: 01/12/1979

Abstract

Two scrapbooks compiled on Avard T. Fairbanks biographical history and sculptural artwork.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

For current finding guide please visit: https://mccrackenatcenterofthewest.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/282

Collection Historical Note

Avard Tennyson Fairbanks (March 2, 1897 – January 1, 1987), was born to John B. Fairbanks, who was an artist and art professor and Lilly Annetta Huish in Provo, Utah. Fairbanks studied in at the Art Students League of New York beginning at age 13 and the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in the atelier of Jean Antoine Injalbert beginning at age 17. Fairbanks received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his master's degree from the University of Washington. For three years Fairbanks studied on a Guggenheim Fellowship in Florence, Italy. He received his Ph.D. in anatomy from the University of Michigan. He was also a professor of sculpture at the University of Michigan. Three of his sculptures are in the United States Capitol, and the state capitols in both Utah and Wyoming. Numerous other locations, also have his works. Possibly his most well-known artistic contribution was designing the ram symbol for Dodge. (Courtesy Wikipedia)

Administrative Information

Repository: McCracken Research Library

Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Acquisition Source: Mr. Glenn Nielson

Acquisition Method: gift

Related Materials:

Fairbanks, Avard T. (Avard Tennyson), 1897-1987. Acceptance of the statue of Esther Morris : presented by the state of Wyoming : proceedings in the Congress and in the Rotunda, United States Capitol, April 6, 1960. U.S. G.P.O., 1961. ix, 46 p., [5] leaves of plates : F 767 .M67 U64

Fairbanks, Eugene F. Abraham Lincoln sculpture : created by Avard T. Fairbanks. Fairbanks Arts and Books, c2002. NB 237 .F3 A4 2002

Fairbanks, Eugene F. A sculpture garden of fantasy : imaginative, mythical, and allegorical sculpture created for decorative garden display presented with complementary verse. Elfin Cove Press, c2001. NB 237 .F3 F34 2001

Fairbanks, Eugene F. A sculptor's testimony in bronze and stone : the sacred sculpture of Avard T. Fairbanks Rev. ed. E.F. Fairbanks, c1994. NB 237 .F3 F34 1994

Preferred Citation: Avard T. Fairbanks Collection, MS 103, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[[information restricted]],
[All]