Dad Fishing Chalk Creek from the collection of Summit County Public Art

Dad Fishing Chalk Creek, 1998

Location: Summit County Administration Building Second Floor 60 N Main St Coalville, UT 84017 (Google map)

1998 Commission Award.

Great teachers inspire. Two teachers, second grade teacher Maxine Boyden and North Summit High teacher Taylor Carmichael, made a significant impact on the artistic life of Dean Vernon. Dean recognizes the influence of many other teachers on his artistic development, including Verla Barell and B.F. Larson at Brigham Young University, as well as famous illustrator/instructors such as Ben Stahl, Al Parker, Stevan Dohanos, Peter Helck, Austin Briggs, and Harold Von Schmidt during his four years of correspondence courses from the Famous Artists School of Westport, Connecticut, Dean was also influenced by the work of local artists Fred Stonebreaker, George Beard, and John Carter. Dean Vernon was 83 years old at the time of this Commission Award, and still enjoyed painting.