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Millard F. Malin photograph collection, 1938-1971

Overview of the Collection

Title
Millard F. Malin photograph collection
Dates
1938-1971 (inclusive)
Quantity
152 photographs
Collection Number
P0177
Summary
The Millard F. Malin photograph collection contains photographs of Millard Malin's sculptures in various stages of development. The collection also includes a small number of portraits of Malin and his family.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Millard Fillmore Malin (1891-1974) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1891. He was a prominent sculptor whose style was primarily realistic. Malin was one of Utah's most prominent sculptors. At the age of seventeen he had fulfilled an LDS mission to New Zealand, not knowing that he would return there as an artist. Malin began his study at the University of Utah where he met his lifetime friend and future associate, Edward O. Anderson, in 1912. Malin was a student of Edwin Evans from 1914 to 1915. Later, Malin quit school and went to work in order to earn money to study art in New York City. After arriving in New York in 1917, he found employment with, and studied under, Herman McNeil at the National Academy of Design. Malin later worked with Gutzon Borglum as an assistant on the Stone Mountain project in Georgia. Malin returned to Salt Lake City in the mid-1920s where he opened a studio with Anderson, who was an architect for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They collaborated on The Sugarhouse Pioneer Monument, which was completed in 1930. Malin also sculpted pieces for the temples for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Los Angeles, Switzerland, England, and New Zealand. Malin taught at the Utah Art Center from 1939 to 1940. Additionally, he, Calvin Fletcher and several other artists formed the Modern Artists of Utah. He died in Salt Lake City in 1974.

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Content Description

Utah sculptor Millard Malin is most prominently known for the work he has done for the LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) church. His photographs are of many of his sculptures shown in various stages of completion. They include statues and monuments in the Salt Lake area and baptismal fonts for LDS Temples.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • LDS Temples

    • Description: Portraits

      • Photograph number 1-3: Malin
      • Photograph number 4-6: Family

      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: "Controlled Power"

      • Photograph number 7-9: Marble sculpture
      • Photograph number 10-11: Plaster sculpture

      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Dinosaurs-Vernal, Utah

      • Photograph number 12: Making the sculpture
      • Photograph number 13-33: Placing the dinosaurs in Vernal

      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Los Angeles Temple-Angel Moroni

      • Photograph number 34-41: Malin at work on the angel
      • Photograph number 42-44: Miniature of the sculpture

      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Los Angeles Temple-Baptismal Font

      • Photograph number 45-46: Model of the temple grounds
      • Photograph number 47-49: Model of the font
      • Photograph number 50-65: Malin working on the font

      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Los Angeles Temple-Family Group

      • Photograph number 66-92: Sculpture on progress
      • Photograph number 93-101: Sculpture on Temple grounds

      Container: Box 1, Folder 6-7
    • Description: Rose Parade Horse

      • Photograph number 102-104: Constructing the Horse

      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    • Description: Dinosaurs-Vernal, Utah

      • Photograph number 105-116: Constructing the dinosaurs

      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Sugarhouse Monument

      • Photograph number 117-131: Construction of monument

      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
    • Description: Switzerland Temple-Baptismal Font

      • Photograph number 132-137: Construction of font
      • Photograph number 138-142: Completed font in the Temple
      • Photograph number 143: Visitors to the font in New Zealand

      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
    • Description: Utah Indians

      • Photograph number 144-147: Busts of Indians
      • Photograph number 148-150: Views of Indian Family Group

      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
    • Description: Miscellaneous Art

      • Photograph number 151: Sketch
      • Photograph number 152: Plaque

      Container: Box 1, Folder 13

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Subject Terms

  • Mormons--Sculpture
  • Sculpture

Personal Names

  • Malin, Millard F., 1891---Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints--1930-1960
  • Portrait photographs--1930-1960
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