Salt Lake City Public Art Program

Connecting people to place and place to stories since 1984

Air, Fire, Water

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Utah printmaker Brent Reed Haddock is known for his semi-abstract intaglio prints characterized by graphic compositions, natural elements of design, and subtle color harmonies. Currently, he makes hand-pulled intaglio prints using a process learned at the Canadian School for Non-Toxic Printmaking.

Haddock studied at Brigham Young University and received an MFA from Utah State University in 1978. His work has been exhibited at the College of Eastern Utah, the St. George Art Museum and the Bountiful/Davis Art Center. Haddock’s work is held in the collections of many public institutions including the Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake County, Weber State University, and Brigham Young University.

 

Still Life with Toucan

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James Frankoski was born in Detroit, Michigan and studied at Wayne State University. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1973 and earned an MFA from the University of Utah in 1998.

Frankoski is a fine arts photographer known for high contrast photographs of the Cathedral of the Madeleine and photographs of the Great Salt Lake. He lives in Salt Lake City.

Great Salt Lake Mirage

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Vaughn Gordon Forsyth was a talented draftsman, watercolorist and painter. He lived and worked in Provo, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Bellingham, Washington. His work was exhibited at the Springville Museum of Art and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

Untitled (Thomas Jefferson)

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Avard Fairbanks was a Utah native, honored internationally for his sculpture, and well known for his teaching. His sculpture may be seen in public places in Utah and across the United States, including the U.S. Capitol, the Utah State capitol, Hogle Zoo, etc., and is included in numerous museum collections.

Fairbanks created inspiring works, characterized by a fusion of classical realism and modern sensibilities. He studied art in the United States and Europe, and earned his doctorate in anatomy at the University of Michigan, where he was a professor of sculpture. A respected artist and arts educator, Fairbanks served on the faculties of five American universities and was the founding dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah.

During the course of his distinguished career, the artist created over one hundred public monuments dedicated to American leaders and historical events, four of which are located in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The artist also dealt with themes of the West, the fantastic, and the sacred.

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