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Telford, John William, 1944-2019

 Person

Biographical History

John Telford (1944-2019) is a Utah outdoor photographer.

John Telford was born December 31, 1944. Although essentially self-taught, he received an MFA from the University of Utah, where he was the supervisor of photography at Educational Media Services. He is a Professor Emeritus of Brigham Young University, where he was also the chair of the Department of Visual Arts. He also taught at Westminster College, the Salt Lake Art Center, and Hill Air Force Base. Previously he won the prestigious Karl G. Maeser Award for Creative Excellence at BYU and has won numerous other awards and honors throughout the country. His photographs have been published extensively and exhibited both nationally and internationally. He has authored and co-authored seventeen books.

Citation:
His Coyote's canyon, 1989: CIP t.p. (photographs by John Telford)

Phone call to pub., 10/13/88 (John William Telford; b. Dec. 31, 1944; not sure if same as Telford, John, author of The longest run)

Deseret Book, website viewed October 11, 2010 (John Telford, master of fine arts from University of Utah; associate professor at Brigham Young University; lives in Sandy, Utah)

John Telford, website viewed October 11, 2010 (John Telford, outdoor photographer; photography professor at Brigham Young University; taught also at Westminster College, the Salt Lake Art Center, and Hill Air Force Base; Department Chair, Visual Arts at Brigham Young University 2003-2005)

Blurb, website viewed August 27, 2019 (John Telford; native of Utah; photographer; retired professor from Brigham Young University; passed away February 1, 2019; wife is Valerie)

Legacy.com, website viewed August 27, 2019 (obituary of John William Telford, December 31, 1944-February 1, 2019 of South Jordan, Utah; passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Johntelfordphotos.com, via WWW, retrieved 10 February 2014 (received MFA from the University of Utah; Professor Emeritus at Brigham Young University; was the former Chair od the Department of Visual Arts; won the Karl G. Maeser Award for Creative Excellence at BYU; won numerous other awards; exhibited and published extensively both nationally and internationally; authored and co-authored seventeen books).

lib.utah.edu Artists of Utah page, via WWW, retrieved 10 February 2014 (essentially self-taught; was the supervisor of photograph at Educational Media Services at the University of Utah; also taught at Westminster College, Salt Lake Art Center, and Hill Air Force Base).

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Nauvoo, approximately 1996

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Materials include 18 x 24 photographs taken by John Telford of sites in historic Nauvoo, Illinois. Materials dated approximately 1996.

Dates: approximately 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 18 x 24 photographs

Nauvoo, approximately 1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a 20 x 32 photographs by John Telford of sites in historic Nauvoo, Illinois. Materials dated approximately 1995.

Dates: approximately 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 20 x 32 photographs

Nauvoo, approximately 1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 12 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a 20 x 34 photograph by John Telford of historic sites in Nauvoo, Illinois. Materials dated approximately 1995.

Dates: approximately 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 20 x 34 photographs

Nauvoo, approximately 1996-1997

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 15 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include photographs by John Telford of sites in historic Nauvoo, Illinois. Materials dated approximately 1996-1997.

Dates: approximately 1996-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / Proofs

Nauvoo, approximately 1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 9 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include a 20 x 24 photograph by John Telford of sites in historic Nauvoo, Illinois. Materials dated approximately 1995.

Dates: approximately 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 20 x 24 photographs

Negatives, approximately 1995-2010

 Series — Box 16: Series 16
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 16
Scope and Contents

Materials include John Telford's original negatives. The proofs in this collection were printed by the L. Tom Perry Collections and the negatives are numbered to correspond with their proofs. Many of the prints in this collection were also printed by John Telford from these negatives. Materials dated approximately 1995-2010.

Dates: approximately 1995-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture

Original envelopes and proofs, approximately 1995-2010

 Sub-Series — Box 15: Series 15
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 15 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Materials include 74 manila envelopes. These envelopes were originally used by John Telford to hold and organize his negatives. There are original proofs glued on the front to indicate which negatives were inside. Materials dated approximately 1995-2010.

Dates: approximately 1995-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / Proofs

Proofs, approximately 1995-2010

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 15
Scope and Contents Materials include proofs of photographs by John Telford. These proofs range from 4 x 5 to 8.5 x 11.5. The 4 x 5 proofs were printed by the L. Tom Perry Special Collections from John Telford's original negatives. The larger prints were printed by John Telford. Many of these original prints show only a fraction of the negative. There are photographs of historic Latter-day Saint architecture, include Temples, Tabernacles, and buildings; an exhibit of these photographs; sites in historic Nauvoo,...
Dates: approximately 1995-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture

Tabernacles, approximately 1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include 8 x 10 prints of pictures of Latter-day Saint Tabernacles in Utah. Materials dated approximately 1995.

Dates: approximately 1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 8 x 10 photographs

Tabernacles, approximately 1995-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include 11 x 14 prints of John Telford photographs of Latter-day Saint Tabernacles around the United States. Materials dated approximately 1995-2010.

Dates: approximately 1995-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 11 x 14 photographs

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