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    		• Fairbanks, J. Leo,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Young, Brigham
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Religion -- Mormonism
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Brigham City
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Brigham Young), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fairbanks, J. Leo, 1878-1946, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Brigham Young), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1937. Dedicated Aug. 19, 1937.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: gray granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 4 1/4 in. x 2 ft. 1 in. x 1 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.; Platform: approx. 4 in. x 8 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Left side, middle section of relief:) J Leo Fairbanks/37 (Bronze plaque:) Erected in honor of/Brigham Young/in commemoration of/the outstanding service/he rendered the inter-/mountain west as patriot/pioneer colonizer church/leader and statesman./On this plot of ground/Aug 19th 1877 he delivered/his last public address/when he organized the/Box Elder Stake. (Back side of monument:) Erected on the sixtienth (sic)/anniversay of/the organization of/the Box Elder State of Zion/by the/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/Brigham City Corporation/The Ecclesiastical Wards/Civic Culbs/and Patriotic Organizations/in Box Elder Stake/Dedicated Aug 19, 1937 signed
    Description: 
    Bas-relief waist-length portrait of Brigham Young set in rectangular base. His proper right hand rests on top of a stack of books, while his proper left hand grips a cane. Beneath the bust is text; behind Young is a depiction of the Latter-day Saints Temple in Salt Lake City, the State Capitol, mountains, teepees, a log cabin, oxen, a covered wagon, and five small figures. On either side of the relief shaft are fountain basins near the bottom.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Young, Brigham -- Waist length
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
    Religion -- Mormonism
    Object Type: 
    Relief
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Brigham City
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Brigham City Corporation, Parks and Recreation, 20 North Main Street, Brigham City, Utah 84302
    Located Brigham Young Park, Forest Street and 2nd West, Brigham City, Utah
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 UT000146
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