Wilfred Byron Shaw (1881–1959) was an American writer and sketch artist.
He was born in 1881 in Adrian, Michigan, [1] to Byron L. Shaw (1843–1933) and Olive Stockwell (1842–1919). [2]
His father's brother was the farmer and artist Horatio Shaw. [3]
Shaw graduated from the University of Michigan in 1904. [1] He also attended art school in Chicago. [4]
Soon after graduation, he was named the general secretary of the Alumni Association (a job he held until 1929) [1] [5] and editor of the Michigan Alumnus. [1] In 1909, he accompanied President Harry Burns Hutchins (and other UM employees) on a trip to Chicago, Des Moines, and Omaha, to meet with UM alumni. [5]
In 1912, he was part of the committee who approved maize and blue as official University of Michigan colors. [6]
In 1913, he helped to organize the Association of Alumni Secretaries. [5]
In 1929, he was appointed director of alumni relations, a position that the Regents established for continuing education and other services to graduates. He retired from this position in 1951. [1]
Shaw was a sketch artist, often drawing university buildings for inclusion in The Ann Arbor News. [7] [8] Sixteen of his drawings are owned by the University of Michigan Museum of Art. [9] His portrait of Fred Newton Scott is owned by the National Portrait Gallery. [10]
He was also known for drawing caricatures of his colleagues. These are currently in storage at the Bentley Historical Library. [11] [12]
He also designed the logo for the University of Michigan's "atomic research center," the "Phoenix Project," in 1948. [13] [14] [15] [16]
In 1918, Shaw published James Burrill Angell and the University of Michigan. [17]
In 1920, Harcourt, Brace, and Howe published his book The University of Michigan, about the history of the university. [18] [19]
In 1934, Shaw founded and served as the first editor of the Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review. [1] [20] [21]
In 1936, he published "A Bibliography of the University of Michigan." [22]
He married Marion B. Dickinson (1883–1958), and they had two children, Brackley Shaw (1913–1996) and Penelope Shaw (1921–1996). [2]
Wilfred Byron Shaw (1881–1959) was an American writer and sketch artist.
He was born in 1881 in Adrian, Michigan, [1] to Byron L. Shaw (1843–1933) and Olive Stockwell (1842–1919). [2]
His father's brother was the farmer and artist Horatio Shaw. [3]
Shaw graduated from the University of Michigan in 1904. [1] He also attended art school in Chicago. [4]
Soon after graduation, he was named the general secretary of the Alumni Association (a job he held until 1929) [1] [5] and editor of the Michigan Alumnus. [1] In 1909, he accompanied President Harry Burns Hutchins (and other UM employees) on a trip to Chicago, Des Moines, and Omaha, to meet with UM alumni. [5]
In 1912, he was part of the committee who approved maize and blue as official University of Michigan colors. [6]
In 1913, he helped to organize the Association of Alumni Secretaries. [5]
In 1929, he was appointed director of alumni relations, a position that the Regents established for continuing education and other services to graduates. He retired from this position in 1951. [1]
Shaw was a sketch artist, often drawing university buildings for inclusion in The Ann Arbor News. [7] [8] Sixteen of his drawings are owned by the University of Michigan Museum of Art. [9] His portrait of Fred Newton Scott is owned by the National Portrait Gallery. [10]
He was also known for drawing caricatures of his colleagues. These are currently in storage at the Bentley Historical Library. [11] [12]
He also designed the logo for the University of Michigan's "atomic research center," the "Phoenix Project," in 1948. [13] [14] [15] [16]
In 1918, Shaw published James Burrill Angell and the University of Michigan. [17]
In 1920, Harcourt, Brace, and Howe published his book The University of Michigan, about the history of the university. [18] [19]
In 1934, Shaw founded and served as the first editor of the Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review. [1] [20] [21]
In 1936, he published "A Bibliography of the University of Michigan." [22]
He married Marion B. Dickinson (1883–1958), and they had two children, Brackley Shaw (1913–1996) and Penelope Shaw (1921–1996). [2]