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Ted Conibear
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Ted
Conibear (1906 - 1994) was perhaps the most prolific sand artist of all
time. He spent much of his life sculpting religious figures, mostly of
Jesus, and the Last Supper. I was fortunate enough to see,
first
hand, one of his Christ sculptures, in Sedona, Arizona, in the 1970's.
It was in the early days of my photographic journeys, and I only took a
couple of pictures, one being an in-camera double
exposure of the Christ figure,
with the Chapel of the Holy Cross, also located in Sedona. There was
also a life size sand sculpture re-creation of the Last Supper in
Sedona, but I did not see that, probably because the praying Christ
sculpture was so prominent, right next to the road. Today, I
would spend hours photographing his art from multiple
perspectives...but such is the learning process!
Sedona Last Supper sand
sculpture
Picture, taken by Barb Foster,
in 1989. Used with
permission
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Sedona Sand Scupture
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As people have seen my image over
the years, many have asked who the
artist was. I did not know at the time, and my first search proved
fruitless. Recently, another Internet search helped me
discover
the artist, although not much more.
Below
are the links to provide some background on Ted Conibear. On some
sites, you may have to scroll down a bit to get to the info on Ted
Conibear. If you
have additional information or links, I'd appreciate you passing them
on to me.
Contact:
pat@patschilling.com |
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=892&dat=19860929&id=a0AcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xlsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2315,5769918
http://articles.latimes.com/1986-10-11/local/me-2844_1
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19790414&id=pSIoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tXIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1280,2177816
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2402627/196412-Desert-Magazine-1964-December
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/article_35979d23-608d-5741-9ea3-518991b3bb35.html
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12261
http://tvhs.homestead.com/Bibleland.html
http://pasadenaadjacent.com/2010/01/12/cast-from-sand-bible-land-ii-destroyed/
http://content.library.arizona.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/sheaffer&CISOPTR=22440&CISOBOX=1&REC=3
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4276231151_8d3808d357_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4277109690_e799a19a9f_o.jpg
The last 2 you can click on the image to enlarge.
According to his grandson, It
appears
there is only one surviving statue by Ted Conibear. It
is titled
"Suffer the Little Children", and has been recovered in
cement.
It is located at his grave-site in the Fallbrook
Masonic
Cemetery, in Fallbrook, CA.
A final word. As an artist,
and
human being, I am saddened by the fact that, beyond the one
sculpture at his gravesite,
nothing
seems to have survived from a lifetime of
work by a gifted artist . May other artists not suffer his
fate.
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