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Hawkinson, David W., 1959-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1959-

Biographical History

David W. Hawkinson (1959- ) is a professional photographer in Provo, Utah.

David W. Hawkinson had a fifteen-year tenure at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art where he created and managed the Imaging and Photographic Services program. There he photographed fragments from the original Book of Mormon manuscript from the Wilford Wood Collection in October of 1991.

He also documented fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls for publication and research, photographed and handled original Rembrandt etchings and produced images of ancient Chinese artifacts of jade, gold, ivory, and stone for documentation and publication. He started Hawkinson Photography during January 2001 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Hawkinson Photography, via WWW, March 15, 2017: (15 year tenure at the BYU Museum of Art; managed the Imaging and Photographic Services program; documented fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls for publicaton and research; photographed and handled original Rembrandt etchings; produced images of ancient Chinese artifacts of jade, gold, ivory, and stone for documentation and publication; photographed fragments from the original manucript of the Book of Mormon from the Wilford Wood collection; started Hawkinson Photography in January 2001)

Lds.org, via WWW, March 15, 2017: (photgraphed fragments from original manucript of the Book of Mormon using Black-and-white ultraviolet reflected photography)

Ancestry, via WWW, Aug. 1 2017 (b. July 15 1959)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Royal Skousen photographs of Book of Mormon manuscript, 1991 October, 1992 October 2

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8255 Series 2 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains a set of black and white ultraviolet photographs of the Wilford Wood fragments of the original Book of Mormon manuscript. David W. Hawkinson reportedly photographed the fragments in October 1991 at the Harold B. Lee Library conservation lab. As the editor of the Book of Mormon critical text project, Royal Skousen was in possession of the photographs and eventually donated them to Brigham Young University in 1992. Materials dated October 1991.

Dates: 1991 October; Record Keeping: 1992 October 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8255, Royal Skousen papers / Royal Skousen papers on Book of Mormon and Critical Text Project

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