Tag: J. Leo Fairbanks

The Fairbanks Legacy: Shaping Utah’s Artistic Heritage

By Shawn Rossiter on November 17, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

There are not a whole lot of Fairbanks in Utah today; at least not in the art world. But for a period in the early 20th century that surname dominated the state’s art community. Both painters and sculptors, the Fairbanks were adept practitioners of that blend of naturalism […]

Idealized Realities The Life and Art of J. Leo Fairbanks

By Tom Alder on April 5, 2009 • ( 1 Comment )

I once made the statement that John B. Fairbanks’ greatest legacy was not his two years in Paris as an LDS art missionary(1890-92) nor his large body of work (primarily landscapes). His true legacy, I have reasoned, is his progeny of talented children and their offspring. The family […]