John Fairbanks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Utah Pioneer Artist who studied under the masters in France
Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1855
Place of Birth: Payson, Utah, United States
Date of Death: 20-Jun-1940
Profession: artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John Fairbanks
- John Boylston Fairbanks (December 27, 1855, Payson, Utah – June 15, 1940, Salt Lake City) was an American landscape painter.
- In 1890, he was one of a group of artists who studied in Paris under the sponsorship of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), in preparation for painting murals at the nearly completed Salt Lake Temple.
- He painted murals in the Salt Lake Temple and the Mesa Arizona Temple that still exist today.
- Fairbanks was the official photographer for the South American expeditions of Benjamin Cluff.
- Fairbanks was the first artist to live and paint in Zion National Park.
- He was an early art instructor at Brigham Young Academy and was one of the founding members of the Utah Art Institute.
- Fairbanks was the father of sculptor Avard Fairbanks.
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