Draft:Charles Edwin Fairman
Charles Edwin Fairman supt.? authored a book on public art in the U.S. Capitol including biographiea of the artists.
He was friends with John Ross Key who he eulogized.[1]
Norwich University bestowed an honorary degree on him in 1940 noting: "CHARLES EDWIN Fairman a native of Dorset, Vermont, and life-long citizen of the town of Fairfax; graduate in law from Columbian University; for more than thirty years curator of Art in the United States Capitol, whose unfailing judgment and pains- taking care have contributed largely to the adornment of the nation's halls of legislation; author of authoritative treatises on works of art in federal buildings; in whom years have not diminished his love for his native state nor the keeness of his professional judgment. Norwich University confers upon you the well-merited honor of the degree of Doctor of Letters”.[2]
- Works of Art in the Capitol Building (1910)[3]
- Works of art in the United States Capitol Building: Including Biographies of the Artists, Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 1913
References[edit]
- ^ Pennington, Estill Curtis; Severens, Martha R. (16 December 2015). Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection. ISBN 9781611177176.
- ^ Norwich University Record, Volume XXXI, Issue 21 Doctor page 8 accompanied by photo
- ^ Fairman, Charles Edwin (1910). "List of Works of Art in the Capitol Building".
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