Young, Mahonri Mackintosh, 1877-1957
Dates
- Existence: 1877 - 1957
Biography
Mahonri Mackintosh Young (1877-1957) was an American artist and sculptor.
Mahonri Mackintosh Young was born on August 9, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mahonri Moriancumer Young and Agnes Mackintosh. He was a grandson of Brigham Young. He developed a deep interest in art from an early age, and quit his formal schooling to pursue art studies. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris from 1901-1905. Due to financial troubles, he returned to Salt Lake City. He married Cecilia Sharp in 1907. They subsequently moved to New York in 1910 to further Mahonri's career opportunities. Cecilia died of cancer 1917. Mahonri would later marry Dorothy Weir in 1931.
Though he ceased being active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was young, Mahonri maintined a relationship with the Church, and was commissioned several times to create sculptures for them. The most famous of these are the This is the Place Monument and Seagull Monument. Primary places of residence included Salt Lake City, Utah; New York City; Paris, France; and Branchville, Connecticut. After suffering an ulcer attack coupled with pneumonia, he died on November 2, 1957 in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Citation:
wikipedia.org, via WWW, September 8, 2020 (born on August 9, 1877 in Salt Lake City; son of Mahonri Moriancumer Young and Agnes Mackintosh; grandson of Brigham Young; quit formal schooling to pursue art at early age; studied at Académie Julian in Paris from 1901-1905; marriage to Cecilia Sharp in 1907; moved to New York in 1910; Cecilia died of cancer 1917; Mahonri's marriage to Dorothy Weir in 1931; not active in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; comissioned by Church to create Seagull Monumenet and This is the Place Monument, lived in Salt Lake City, Paris, and Branchille, Connecticut; died from ulcer attack and pneumonia on November 2, 1957 in Norwalk, Connecticut).Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Reference file-subjects, date of production not identified
Subject reference files collected by Mahonri Mackintosh Young, undated.
Research Files (oversized), date of production not identified
Contains Mahonri Mackintosh Young's research files on various artists and subjects, as well as audubon plates and their reprints, undated.
Sears early Mormon artists photographs
Sears early Mormon artists photographs, circa 1900-1950s collection contains 139 photographs and 46 negatives (in oversize negative drawer) of Jack Sears and his artwork, Mahonri Young's family and artwork, and Lee Greene Richards and his artwork.
Jack Sears papers
Correspondence, biographical notes, and an autobiographical sketch of the Mormon sculptor and artist, Mahonri M. Young. Many of the materials relate to Sears' research with the intention of writing a biography of Young. Much of the correspondence are letters from Young.
Sketchbooks, date of production not identified
Correspondence, sketchbooks, research files, autobiographical files, scrapbooks, and news clippings. Also includes diaries, address and memorandum books, and financial records. Most letters were exchanged with family members and close friends. Primary correspondents included his son, Mahonri Sharp Young; his first wife, Cecilia Sharp Young; and Mary Lightfoot Tarleton, whom he met in Paris after Cecilia died in 1917. Research files include extensive information on other artists.
Sketchbooks: photocopies, date of production not identified
Correspondence, sketchbooks, research files, autobiographical files, scrapbooks, and news clippings. Also includes diaries, address and memorandum books, and financial records. Most letters were exchanged with family members and close friends. Primary correspondents included his son, Mahonri Sharp Young; his first wife, Cecilia Sharp Young; and Mary Lightfoot Tarleton, whom he met in Paris after Cecilia died in 1917. Research files include extensive information on other artists.
Young family papers, 1872-1956
Contains correspondence of the Young family, mainly between Mahonri Mackintosh Young and others. Also contains legal documents, a scrapbook, drafts, and other writings. Dated 1872 to 1956.
Mahonri M. Young papers
Correspondence, sketchbooks, research files, autobiographical files, scrapbooks, and news clippings. Also includes diaries, address and memorandum books, and financial records. Most letters were exchanged with family members and close friends. Primary correspondents included his son, Mahonri Sharp Young; his first wife, Cecilia Sharp Young; and Mary Lightfoot Tarleton, whom he met in Paris after Cecilia died in 1917. Research files include extensive information on other artists.
Mahonri Young photographs, postcards, and other material
Mahonri Mackintosh Young (1877 to 1957) was a notable american artist and sculptor. He was a grandson of Brigham Young and designed many of Utah's well-known monuments, including "The Seagull" and "This is the Place".
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