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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:

Temples, approximately 1995-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include 14 x 18 photographs by John Telford of Latter-day Saint Temples in Utah. Materials dated approximately 1995-2010.

Dates: approximately 1995-2010

Temples, approximately 1995-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a 16 x 20 photograph by John Telford of the Latter-day Saint Laie Hawaii Temple. Materials dated approximately 1995-2010.

Dates: approximately 1995-2010

Temples, approximately 2001-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 9 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include 20 x 24 photographs by John Telford of Latter-day Saint Temples. Materials dated approximately 2001-2002.

Dates: approximately 2001-2002

Temples, 2000-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 15 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include photographs by John Telford of Latter-day Saint Temples. Materials dated 2000-2010.

Dates: 2000-2010

Transparencies, approximately 1995-2010

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8654 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include transparencies of photographs by John Telford of Latter-day Saint buildings, specifically Temples and buildings on Temple Square. Materials dated approximately 1995-2010.

Dates: approximately 1995-2010

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9177
Scope and Contents

Contains fourteen photographs from various local photographers of Utah that were featured in the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Some of the photographs are framed, and most are photos of landscape or scenery. Dated approximately 1961 to 1993.

Dates: approximately 1961-1993