Lynn Fausett
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Lynn Fausett was an American
United States
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 painter.

Born in 1894 in Price, Utah
Price, Utah
Price is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The city is home to the USU-College of Eastern Utah, as well as the large USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum affiliated with the college. Price is located within short distances from both Nine Mile Canyon and the Manti-La Sal National Forest...

, Fausett studied at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

, University of Utah
University of Utah
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 and the Art Students League. In addition, he spent time in France
France
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 studying art. He was awarded a Meritorious Service Award for his work as an art director in the Special Service during World War II
World War II
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. He did murals for the City Hall in Price and for This Is the Place Heritage Park
This Is The Place Heritage Park
The This Is the Place Heritage Park is located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA at the foot of the Wasatch Range and near the mouth of Emigration Canyon.-History:...

, among others. Fausett died in 1977, after having achieved regional recognition as a Western painter.

Fausett's brother, Dean
Dean Fausett
Dean Fausett was an American painter.Fausett was born in Price, Utah, in 1913. He studied at Brigham Young University, Beaux Arts Institute of Architectural Education, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, and Eastern Illinois University. He is well known for his spectacular paintings of the...

, was also a painter.

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