Wilfred Byron Shaw Explained

Wilfred Byron Shaw (1881–1959) was an American writer and sketch artist.

Early life

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]

Education

Shaw graduated from the University of Michigan in 1904. He also attended art school in Chicago.[4]

Career

University administration

Soon after graduation, he was named the general secretary of the Alumni Association (a job he held until 1929)[5] and editor of the Michigan Alumnus. 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.

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.

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.

Art

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]

Writing

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.[20] [21]

In 1936, he published "A Bibliography of the University of Michigan."[22]

Personal life

He married Marion B. Dickinson (1883–1958), and they had two children, Brackley Shaw (1913–1996) and Penelope Shaw (1921–1996).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shaw. Wilfred Byron. Wilfred B. Shaw pamphlets and reprints. 2020-08-28. quod.lib.umich.edu.
  2. Web site: Wilfred Byron Shaw 1881-1959 - Ancestry® . 2020-08-28. www.ancestry.com.
  3. Web site: Horatio Shaw: The Farmer-artist Of Michigan AMERICAN HERITAGE. 2020-08-28. www.americanheritage.com.
  4. Web site: Exchange: Notre Dame. 2020-08-28. exchange.umma.umich.edu.
  5. Web site: Ann Arbor/Univ History. 2020-08-28. um2017.org.
  6. Web site: Maize and Azure Blue. 2020-08-28. um2017.org.
  7. Web site: First U-M Building . 2020-08-28. Ann Arbor District Library.
  8. Web site: M. L. Burton Tower Visioned In Its Future Setting . 2020-08-28. Ann Arbor District Library.
  9. Web site: ExchangeSearch: artist:"Wilfred Byron Shaw". 2020-08-28. exchange.umma.umich.edu.
  10. Web site: Fred Newton Scott. 2021-02-12. npg.si.edu. en.
  11. Web site: Slide Over Here . Bentley Historical Library. 2020-08-28. en.
  12. Web site: Prof. Clarence Johnston by W. B. Shaw. 2020-08-28. Bentley Image Bank, Bentley Historical Library. en.
  13. Web site: Atomic Research Symbol . 2020-08-28. Ann Arbor District Library.
  14. Web site: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project . University of Michigan Arts & Culture. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615165743/https://arts.umich.edu/museums-cultural-attractions/michigan-memorial-phoenix-project/ . June 15, 2018.
  15. Web site: November 22, 2017. Brad . Whitehouse . Peacetime promise: The Phoenix Project. Michigan Engineering. en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616060757/https://news.engin.umich.edu/2017/11/peacetime-promise-the-phoenix-project/ . June 16, 2018.
  16. Web site: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project. 2020-08-28. um2017.org.
  17. Book: Shaw, Wilfred Byron. James Burrill Angell and the University of Michigan. 1918. en.
  18. Book: Shaw, Wilfred Byron. The University of Michigan. 1920. Harcourt, Brace, and Howe. en.
  19. Web site: The University of Michigan, Wilfred Shaw. 2020-08-28. www.hellenicaworld.com.
  20. Book: Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review. 1936. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. en.
  21. Shaw. Wilfred Byron. University of Michigan.. 1934. Quarterly review. A journal of university perspectives.. Michigan Alumnus: Quarterly Number. v.
  22. Web site: A Bibliography 200 Years in the Making Bentley Historical Library. 2020-08-28. en.

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