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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! |
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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.
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.
A final word. As an artist, and
human being, I am saddened by the fact that,
beyond a few pictures,
nothing
seems to have survived from a lifetime of
work by a gifted artist . May other artists not suffer his
fate.
Contact:
pat@patschilling.com
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