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Self-Portrait, (sculpture). Artist:  Gittins, Alvin L., 1922-1981, sculptor. Title:  Self-Portrait, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1946. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Ceramic. Dimensions:  12 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Inscription:  (On back:) ALG (underlined) signed Subject:  Portrait male -- Gittins, Alvin L. -- Head Portrait male -- Gittins, Alvin L. -- Self Portrait Occupation -- Art -- Painter Occupation -- Art -- Sculptor Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  University of Utah, Department of Art and Art History, 375 S 1530 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Gittins, Alvin, Salt Lake City, Utah Gittins, Olivia, Salt Lake City, Utah Remarks:  Gittins was born in Kidderminster, Worcester, England, and came to the United States as an exchange student in 1946. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University in 1947 and was appointed to the University of Utah Art Department faculty in that same year. He served as head of the university's art department from 1956 to 1962. As chair of the art department at the University of Utah and as an artist-in-residence, he distinguished himself as an educator and portraitist. Alvin Gittins' work includes portraits of 89 administrators, professors, and benefactors of the University of Utah. His portraits hang in almost every campus building. References:  Peterson, Elizabeth, 2009. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 53320008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 53320008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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