About the Sale
Fairlight Estate Sales is proud to present the Estate of Phil Risbeck Renowned Graphic Designer and Tenured Professor at CSU:
Philip E. Risbeck, 85, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024. Phil was ...view moreborn in Kansas City, Missouri, to Clair and Lillian Risbeck. Phil attended the University of Kansas and earned Bachelor (B.F.A.) and Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) degrees.
In 1965, Phil moved to Fort Collins when he accepted a position to teach graphic design at Colorado State University, Department of Art and Art History. During this time, Phil also served as a design assistant to the artist Herbert Bayer. Phil became a full, tenured professor in 1976. Phil Risbeck chaired the CSU Department of Art and Art History from 1993-2003. Phil became a University Distinguished Professor in 2012. After teaching for more than 50 years, Phil retired from CSU in 2017.
Throughout Phil’s long and distinguished career, he was a champion of graphic design. Phil was invited to enter many international poster competitions, and won several awards and recognitions, including the silver medal at the Brno Tenth Biennale of International Poster Design in 1982 (Czech Republic). In 1979, Phil Risbeck, along with colleagues John Sorbie and Bob Coonts, co-founded and co-directed the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE), which is still held every other year. Phil was also invited to show his work and lecture around the world, and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Russia, China, Mexico, and South America. Phil loved teaching and mentoring students about graphic design, poster art, and art history.
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Special Instructions
Shipping please read: Shipping is only available if when prompted to accept terms and conditions you can select the option for shipping, if the option is not available this is a no shipping auction. If shipping ...view moreis available we only use a pack and mail store and we are not able to give an estimate on shipping, for an estimate please call Chris at Pack an Mail Fort Collins at (970) 495-6844. Please text us your questions for faster response.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: THIRD PARTY SHIPPING COMPANIES ARE EXPENSIVE FOR SHIPPING, IF YOU DON'T GET A QUOTE PRIOR TO BIDDING AND YOU WIN THE ITEM AND SHIPPING IS TOO HIGH AND YOU REFUSE THE SHIPMENT, YOU ARE FORFEITING THE ITEM AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE.
You will not get a call for shipping until we are ready to ship the item and it can take up to 2 weeks before we ship, at which point we will call you to verify the address and give you the quote, you can always text us after you win to confirm your address.
NO LOCAL SHIPPING IN THE STATE OF COLORADO!
THERE ARE NO ALTERNATE PICK UPS AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SAVE YOUR ITEMS, FAILURE TO PICK UP YOUR ITEMS DURING THE DESIGNATED TIME RESULTS IN FORFEIT OF THE ITEM AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE AWARDED.
Should you purchase furniture and forfeit or no show, there will be a $100.00 charge for removal added to your credit card to remove your items by a third party.
Winning Bidders will be required to bring help to move heavy or large items such as furniture. Packing materials will be the responsibility of the buyer.
If you are unable to move your items there will be a $50.00 per staff per item charge. Items over 100 pounds could be up to 200.00 for moving charges.
Contact Us: Due to the high volume of phone calls we receive on a daily basis, if our voicemail is full, please send us a text message for a prompt response. • Winning Bidders must bring help if required for large/ heavy items & proper packaging materials if needed for pickup. • Packing, Moving & Transporting of your items will NOT BE PROVIDED upon pickup.
All sales are final. All items are SOLD AS IS. Bidders are strongly encouraged all to ask any questions prior to bidding. Please refer to photos as part of description. All items are sold as-is, where-is. While Fairlight Estate Sales will do its best to list any damage, repairs or restorations, the absence of these descriptions or conditions must not be taken to imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Most of the items Fairlight Estate Sales sells are antique, vintage or used. You should expect signs of wear consistent with age. All sales are final. No returns, credits or exchanges.