William Ferrin Whitaker, Jr., beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, friend and mentor, fine artist and teacher, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from complications following open heart surgery.... Read full biography
William Ferrin Whitaker, Jr., beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, friend and mentor, fine artist and teacher, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from complications following open heart surgery. Born 5 March 1943, in Chicago, IL, to William Ferrin & Martha Elizabeth Bassett Whitaker. William... Read full biography
William Ferrin Whitaker, Jr., beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, friend and mentor, fine artist and teacher, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from complications following open heart surgery. Born 5 March 1943, in Chicago, IL, to William Ferrin & Martha Elizabeth Bassett Whitaker. William served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Central German Mission from 1962 to 1964. He graduated from the University of Utah, where he studied with world-renowned... Read full biography
William Ferrin Whitaker, Jr., beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, friend and mentor, fine artist and teacher, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from complications following open heart surgery. Born 5 March 1943, in Chicago, IL, to William Ferrin & Martha Elizabeth Bassett Whitaker. William served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Central German Mission from 1962 to 1964. He graduated from the University of Utah, where he studied with world-renowned portrait artist, Alvin Gittins. In 1965 he married Jenny M. Lind and lived in Los Angeles where he was art director for Capitol Records until he was recruited to create the now prestigious Illustration Department at Brigham Young University. He retired to... Read full biography
William Ferrin Whitaker, Jr., beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, friend and mentor, fine artist and teacher, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from complications following open heart surgery. Born 5 March 1943, in Chicago, IL, to William Ferrin & Martha Elizabeth Bassett Whitaker. William served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Central German Mission from 1962 to 1964. He graduated from the University of Utah, where he studied with world-renowned portrait artist, Alvin Gittins. In 1965 he married Jenny M. Lind and lived in Los Angeles where he was art director for Capitol Records until he was recruited to create the now prestigious Illustration Department at Brigham Young University. He retired to paint in his private studio. He and Jenny are the parents of Matthew Arthur (Carol) and Caitlin Marie (Randy Lewis). He and... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (27)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists: 2004
2004
Editors, Art of the West
80 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Prix de West 30th Anniversary 2003 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Schroeder, Charles (Intro)
204 pages (color)
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001
Editors, Art of the West
88 pages (color)
150 Year Survey: Utah Art and Artists
2001
Vern G. Swanson, Robert S. Olpin, Donna L. Poulton, and Janie L. Rogers
160 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Mountain Oyster 28th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show (Exhibition catalog)
1997
Mountain Oyster Club
56 pages
Prix de West Invitational 1997 (Exhibition catalog)
1997
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
194 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Denver Rotary Club's Artists of America: Fourteenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Denver Rotary Club
88 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Artists of America Thirteenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Denver Rotary Club
96 pages (color)
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Utah Art
1991
Swanson, Vern; Robert Olpin, William Seifrit
252 pages (color)
Artists of America Tenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Denver Rotary Club
160 pages (color)
Artists of America Eighth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Denver Rotary Club
143 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Artists of America Second Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Denver Rotary Club
143 pages (color)
Contemporary Western Artists
1982
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
608 pages (color)
Artists of America First Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Denver Rotary Club
141 pages (color)
National Academy of Western Art Ninth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Krakel, Dean (Intro)
0 pages (color)
The Art of Trailside Galleries
1981
Trailside Galleries
88 pages (color)
National Academy of Western Art Eighth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1980
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
96 pages (color)
National Academy of Western Art Sixth Annual Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)