Jonathan Leo Fairbanks
| Jonathan Leo Fairbanks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 19, 1933 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
University of Utah University of Pennsylvania University of Delaware |
| Occupation |
Artist Curator |
Jonathan Leo Fairbanks (born February 19, 1933 in Ann Arbor) is an American artist and expert of American arts and antiques. Fairbanks created the American Decorative Arts and Sculpture department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and served as the Curator of the department from 1970-99.
Fairbanks is the son of the American sculptor, Avard Fairbanks. He was born in Ann Arbor while his father was teaching at the University of Michigan. He is also an eleventh generation descendant of English colonist Jonathan Fairbanks.
Fairbanks is on the Board of Directors of the Fairbanks Family in America, Inc., which owns and operates the house. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Utah and his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania through a joint program with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He earned a second master's degree, an M.A. in American Culture, from the University of Delaware in the Winterthur Museum Fellowship Program. He served at the museum as an Associate Curator in charge of conservation for nine years.
Fairbanks has served as curator for several exhibits, including "Becoming a Nation, Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State," which toured eight cities from April 2003 until January 2005. He was also the Sr. Vice President of AntiquesAmerica.com, the Editor at Large for the Catalogue of Antiques and Fine Art, and a Research Associate at Boston University. He is on the Board of Directors of the Decorative Arts Trust, of which he was President for 12 years. Fairbanks served as Vice President of Research for Artfact.com. He is currently the Director of the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA.
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