Alvin Gittins Contents Life and career Notes References External links Navigation menubio of Gittens from bristleconegalleryLDS Art info about Gittins portrait of Joseph Smithbio of PriceArchivedUtah Artists Project Biography: Alvin L. Gittinsthe original"Artists, Visual"24502140Alvin Gittins"Perfect North Light University"Alvin GittinsAlvin L. Gittins Photograph CollectionThe Alvin L. Gittins PapersAlvin L. GittinsUtah Artists Projectn2001012247w6rp847c2394036523940365

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1922 births1981 deathsArtists from UtahBrigham Young University alumniEnglish emigrants to the United StatesEnglish Latter Day SaintsLatter Day Saint artistsEnglish portrait paintersUniversity of Utah facultyPeople from Kidderminster20th-century English paintersEnglish male painters


University of UtahKidderminsterThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBrigham Young UniversityUniversity of UtahDavid O. McKayHenry EyringMaurice AbravanelHaile Selassie IJoseph SmithRoyal Society of Portrait PaintersRoyal Society of British PaintersPortraits, Inc.New York CityWilliam F. WhitakerEd MaryonRandall LakeShauna Cook ClingerGreg HullSteven HewardEarl JonesDanny BaxterGary Lee Price










Alvin L. Gittins
Born
(1922-01-17)17 January 1922

Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom

Died7 March 1981(1981-03-07) (aged 59)
Spouse(s)Gwendolen Ellis

Alvin L. Gittins (17 January 1922 – 7 March 1981) was an English-born artist who was a professor at the University of Utah. He has been described as "one of [the United States] greatest portrait artists ever".[1]




Contents





  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Notes


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Life and career


Gittins was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. He attended art school in London. Gittins was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England. He first came to the United States in 1946 and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1947. He was appointed a member of the University of Utah art faculty in 1947. From 1956 to 1962 Gittins was head of the University of Utah art department.


Gittins painted 89 portraits of people connected with the University of Utah and at least one of his portraits hangs in almost every campus building. He focused heavily on the detail of human figures and sought to bring out his subjects feelings in his paintings. As a professor, Gittins was noted for insisting on intensive studies of anatomy and perspective at a time when most art programs focused on expressionist art.


Among the many people Gittins painted portraits of were David O. McKay, Henry Eyring, Maurice Abravanel and Haile Selassie I. However, not all of Gittins' subjects were living. He also painted a portrait of Joseph Smith.[2] Gittins' work was exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Society of British Painters in London as well as at Portraits, Inc. in New York City.


Gittins married Gwendolen Ellis and they had four children: Jonathan, Simon, Sarah and Christopher.[3]


Among Gittins' students were William F. Whitaker, Ed Maryon, Randall Lake,[4]Shauna Cook Clinger, Greg Hull, Steven Heward, Earl Jones, Danny Baxter, John Owen Erickson and Gary Lee Price.[5]



Notes




  1. ^ bio of Gittens from bristleconegallery


  2. ^ LDS Art info about Gittins portrait of Joseph Smith


  3. ^ Deseret News Obituary for Christopher Gittins, January 17, 1998


  4. ^ http://www.randalllake.com


  5. ^ bio of Price Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine




References



  • Utah Artists Project Biography: Alvin L. Gittins, University of Utah: Marriott Library, archived from the original on 2008-11-18.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  • Oman, Richard G. (1992), "Artists, Visual", in Ludlow, Daniel H, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 70–73, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140.


  • Alvin Gittins, State of Utah Collections, Utah Division of Arts & Museums


  • Marion, Linda (Fall 2001), "Perfect North Light University", Continuum, University of Utah


  • Alvin Gittins at Find a Grave


External links



  • Alvin L. Gittins Photograph Collection at the University of Utah Marriott Library Special Collections.


  • The Alvin L. Gittins Papers at the University of Utah Marriott Library Special Collections.


  • Alvin L. Gittins, Utah Artists Project, University of Utah







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