Superintendent Kirk Wright:
I am writing this letter in response to what Chief Morgan said,”that any one who has a knowledge of the paintings should write a brief description of them, so it could be established that, at one time, the school owned them. Then he could proceed with the investigation.”
1. The Fallen Giant, painted by Floyd Breinholt was purchased by Sam Newell.
It was a painting of a large pine tree that had fallen in the forest.
2 Two paintings by Salsbury: One was of two Indian horses, a colt and two women and a child and, two, a red rock scene, both purchased by Sam Newell
3. Ghost of Crede, painted by Dean Fausett and purchased by Sam Newell.
It was a painting of an old mining town in Crede Colorado.
4. Two paintings by Max Blain of Ephraim, Utah. Both paintings were
water colors. One was of a fall mountain scene with it’s splendor of colors. I don’t remember the subject matter of the second water color.
5. The VietNam Wall Was a print of the VietNam Wall in Washington D.C.
With some ghostly figures, with their hands on the wall. Purchased by
Leonard Trauntvein.
6. Harward painting which was hanging in the counselor’s at the old high school, which is now the Juab County building.
7. A mountain scene by Rosco Grover (1952) is still sitting on the floor, in the
conference room, at the high school.
Mrs. Newell remembers when her husband, Principal Sam Newell, purchased the paintings by Brienholt and Salsbury. Leonard Trauntvein, and his wife, Myrna, remember when the Fausett painting was purchased. They traveled to Price, Carbon County, and picked it up. The two Max Blain paintings were chosen by Jim White and Leonard Trauntvein in Ephraim Utah. After they were framed Leonard traveled to Ephraim and picked them up. The VietNam wall print was purchased by Leonard Trauntvein when he was at a conference in New Orleans.
Sincerely
Leonard Trauntvein
