A. B. Wright sketches
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ACCN 2988
Scope and Contents
The A. B. Wright sketches consist of a total of 5 landscapes and portrait drawings.
Dates
- undated
Creator
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Biographical Note
A. B. Wright was born in Salt Lake City in 1875. A contemporary of Lee Greene Richards, he exhibited his artwork in early-century Paris salons. He died in France in 1952.
Wright studied at Latter-day Saints College (1892–95) and at the University of Utah (1895–96) where his instructors were J. T. Harwood and Herman Haag. He then left for Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian, and at the Académie Colorissi. In the 1920s he painted murals for the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona, Canada, and Hawaii. "Quai Pontoise" (1930) and "Old Farm in Coleville" (1926) are an example of his work from this period.
Biography from Utah Artists Project.
Wright studied at Latter-day Saints College (1892–95) and at the University of Utah (1895–96) where his instructors were J. T. Harwood and Herman Haag. He then left for Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian, and at the Académie Colorissi. In the 1920s he painted murals for the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona, Canada, and Hawaii. "Quai Pontoise" (1930) and "Old Farm in Coleville" (1926) are an example of his work from this period.
Biography from Utah Artists Project.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 Folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The A. B. Wright sketches consist of a total of 5 landscapes and portrait drawings. A. B. Wright was born in Salt Lake City in 1875. A contemporary of Lee Greene Richards, he exhibited his artwork in early-century Paris salons.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Fox Group, Inc. in 2017.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2019.
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty -- Archives
- Drawings (visual works)
- Fine Arts
- Landscapes (representations)
- Painters -- Utah -- 20th century -- Archives
- Portraits
- Sketches
- University of Utah -- Faculty -- Archives
- Wright, Alma B. (Alma Brockerman), 1875-1952 -- Archives
Creator
- Title
- Inventory of the A. B. Wright sketches
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu