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Fausett, Dean, 1913-1998

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1913 - 1998

Biographical History

Dean Fausett (1913-1998) was a painter of landscapes, history, and portraits.

William Dean Fausett was born on July 4, 1913 in Price, Utah, The 6th child of parents George Adelbert and Helen Josephine Bryner Faucett. He studied at Brigham Young University, the Beaux Arts Institute of Architecural Education, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, and Eastern Illinois University. Well known for his paintings of the American West, Fausett was the recipient of the Carnegie International Prize.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Richard Copley videotapes

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232487196]
Identifier: MSS 2267
Abstract

Videotapes of Dean Fausett in his studios and interviews. Fausett was a Price, Utah, born muralist who settled in Dorset, VT.

Dates: 1990

Dean Fausett photographs and lithographs, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2155 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: Much of the collection is composed of subject files, labeled and in the order in which they arrived at the repository. The files cover subjects such as different museums and art organizations, people and correspondence, and everyday files regarding taxes and bills. The personal papers of Dean Fausett also contain a significant number of photographs, many capturing Dean while painting, others posed shots of Dean and acquaintances, and others landscapes. Following the subject...
Dates: Other: undated

Dean Fausett subject files, correspondence, and other papers, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2155 Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: Much of the collection is composed of subject files, labeled and in the order in which they arrived at the repository. The files cover subjects such as different museums and art organizations, people and correspondence, and everyday files regarding taxes and bills. The personal papers of Dean Fausett also contain a significant number of photographs, many capturing Dean while painting, others posed shots of Dean and acquaintances, and others landscapes. Following the subject...
Dates: undated

Dean Fausett transparencies, undated

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2155 Series 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: Much of the collection is composed of subject files, labeled and in the order in which they arrived at the repository. The files cover subjects such as different museums and art organizations, people and correspondence, and everyday files regarding taxes and bills. The personal papers of Dean Fausett also contain a significant number of photographs, many capturing Dean while painting, others posed shots of Dean and acquaintances, and others landscapes. Following the subject...
Dates: Other: undated

Dean Fausett papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2155
Abstract

Correspondence, personal papers, records of exhibits and transparencies of paintings accumulated over a career spanning 6 decades.

Dates: 1940-1990

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  • Subject: Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences X

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Artists -- United States 4
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