Millard F. Malin photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0177

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Scope and Contents

Utah sculptor Millard Malin is most prominently known for the work he has done for the LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) church. His photographs are of many of his sculptures shown in various stages of completion. They include statues and monuments in the Salt Lake area and baptismal fonts for LDS Temples.

Dates

1938-1971

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Millard Fillmore Malin (1891-1974) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1891. He was a prominent sculptor whose style was primarily realistic. Malin was one of Utah's most prominent sculptors. At the age of seventeen he had fulfilled an LDS mission to New Zealand, not knowing that he would return there as an artist. Malin began his study at the University of Utah where he met his lifetime friend and future associate, Edward O. Anderson, in 1912. Malin was a student of Edwin Evans from 1914 to 1915. Later, Malin quit school and went to work in order to earn money to study art in New York City. After arriving in New York in 1917, he found employment with, and studied under, Herman McNeil at the National Academy of Design. Malin later worked with Gutzon Borglum as an assistant on the Stone Mountain project in Georgia. Malin returned to Salt Lake City in the mid-1920s where he opened a studio with Anderson, who was an architect for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They collaborated on The Sugarhouse Pioneer Monument, which was completed in 1930. Malin also sculpted pieces for the temples for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Angeles, Switzerland, England, and New Zealand. Malin taught at the Utah Art Center from 1939 to 1940. Additionally, he, Calvin Fletcher and several other artists formed the Modern Artists of Utah. He died in Salt Lake City in 1974.

Extent

152 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Millard F. Malin photograph collection contains photographs of Millard Malin's sculptures in various stages of development. The collection also includes a small number of portraits of Malin and his family.