Donald P. Olsen
Donald Penrod Olsen | |
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| Born | December 3, 1910 Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | 1983 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Education | Brigham Young University University of Utah |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, educator, painter |
Donald P. Olsen (December 3, 1910 - 1983) was an American violinist, educator and painter. He played the violin for the Utah Symphony in the 1930s, he taught art and music at Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, and he became an abstract expressionist painter in the 1950s.[1][2] His work was exhibited posthumously at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in 2011.[3]
Further reading
[edit]- Haseltine, James (1984). Don Olsen, A Retrospective, 1940-1983: Salt Lake Art Center. Salt Lake City, Utah: Salt Lake Art Center. OCLC 10866339.
References
[edit]- ^ "Utah Artists Project: Donald P. Olsen". J. Willard Marriott Library. The University of Utah. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Swanson, Vern G.; Olpin, Robert S.; Poulton, Donna L.; Rogers, Janie L. (2001). Utah Art, Utah Artists: 150-Year Survey. Layton, Utah: Gibbs-Smith. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9781586851118. OCLC 716930174.
- ^ Wadley, Carma (January 8, 2011). "Appreciating abstract: Exhibit features 10 large-scale works of Utah artist Don Olsen". Deseret News. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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