A significant Mormon artist hides in plain sight
The larger-than-life sculpted George Washington head toppled on GW's campus is by Avard Fairbanks.
Arnold Friberg (1913-2010), Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), and Avard Fairbanks (1897-1987) surface early and often in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square. Illustrations of religious scenes by the first two line official church building walls, while Fairbanks’ sculptures are installed indoors and en plein air upon the square.
