Today’s featured artist Avard Fairbanks is a 20th century American sculptor from Provo, Utah. Fairbanks has several sculptors all over the country, Three of his sculptors can be see in the United States Capitol and the state capitol in Utah and Wyoming. He is not just know for his Sculptors, in 1918 he and his brother worked on the Friezes (an architectural term, meaning decorated with reliefs) for the Laie Hawaii Temple, and on the Harold B. Lee Library on Brigham Young University.
Possibly his most well know contribution; he designed the ram symbol for Dodge (the auto maker).
I became interested in this artist actually at my doctors office in Salt Lake City. His office is like a tiny museum and it houses several of Fairbanks sculptors. One of my favorites is, Chief Joseph the detail in his sculptor is amazing and the work that goes in to a sculptor is tremendous.
Check out some of his work I get to enjoy often.
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