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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:

Buildings, approximately 1995-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 15 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include photographs by John Telford of historic Latter-day Saint buildings. Materials dated approximately 1995-2000.

Dates: approximately 1995-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / Proofs

Buildings, approximately 1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 9 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include 20 x 24 photographs by John Telford of historic Latter-day Saint Church buildings throughout Utah. 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

Detail of Salt Lake 10th Ward, approximately 1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 15 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Materials include a photograph by John Telford that was originally unidentified. It was later found to be a detail from the interior of the Salt Lake 10th Ward. Materials dated approximately 1995.

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

Jerusalem, approximately 1998

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include an 11 x 17 photograph of Jerusalem. Materials dated approximately 1998.

Dates: approximately 1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 11 x 17 photographs

Jerusalem, approximately 1998

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 14 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a 25 x 40 photograph by John Telford of Jerusalem at night. Materials dated approximately 1998.

Dates: approximately 1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 25 x 40 photographs

Jerusalem, approximately 1998

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 7 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include a 16 x 20 photograph by John Telford taken in Bethlehem, Israel. Materials dated approximately 1998.

Dates: approximately 1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 16 x 20 photographs

Landscape, approximately 1996

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 7 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Materials include a 16 x 20 photograph by John Telford of a sunset landscape. Materials dated 1990-2005.

Dates: approximately 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 16 x 20 photographs

Landscapes, approximately 1995-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 15 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Materials include photographs by John Telford of landscapes. 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

Manuscript pages, approximately 1996

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include typed manuscript pages that relate to John Telford's photographs of Mormon architecture. These specifically relate to an exhibit of these photographs and a proposed book of these photographs. Materials dated approximately 1996.

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

Nauvoo, approximately 1996

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 7 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include 16 x 20 photographs taken by John Telford of sites in historic Nauvoo, Illinois. Materials dated 1990-2005.

Dates: approximately 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8654, John Telford photographs of historic Mormon architecture / 16 x 20 photographs

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