Florence Ellen Ware papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2224

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Florence Ellen Ware papers (1895-1967) consist of a variety of materials relating to Florence E. Ware (1891-1972), daughter of famous architect, Walter E. Ware. Included are catalogs, news articles, writings, programs, diaries, correspondence, drawings, and various ephemera. Also included in the collection are two oil paintings.

Dates

1895-1967

Creator

Ware, Florence Ellen, 1891-1972 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Born on 6 May 1891, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Florence Ware was the only child of a successful architect. She was provided with the finest education then available, learning music, art, and ballet from private tutors. From a very early age she exhibited exceptional artistic skill. Florence Ware's entire adult life was consumed with art training, producing, teaching, and exhibiting. At age 22, she graduated from the University of Utah. She then studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating with high honors and first in her art class. From there, she moved to California where she studied and painted. Her most celebrated artistic excursion was her 18-month tour of Europe and the Near East in 1928. While there, she completed several small paintings that fit into her box of oil paints. Her instructors included J.T. Harwood, Edwin Evans, Charles Hawthorne, and Anna Hills. Upon her return to Utah, she again resided in Salt Lake City, where she taught at the University of Utah. She was the first President of the Association of Utah Artists in 1940. Furthermore, she began Ogden's palette club and Utah's "Pageant of the Arts" in American Fork. Florence Ware was a painter, illustrator, costume designer, interior designer, and muralist. She had numerous commissions from all these sources and was constantly busy, working for her eager clientele. She is probably best remembered for her murals at Kingsbury Hall, on the University of Utah campus, which depict the history of the arts in the Western world. Ware enjoyed painting nature, especially flowers, as well as painting human subjects. Never married, she died in Salt Lake City on 11 November 1972 at the age of 81.

This biography was taken from the J. Willard Marriott Library's, Utah Artists Project.

Extent

6 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Florence Ellen Ware papers (1895-1967) consist of a variety of materials relating to this Utah artist. Included are catalogs, news articles, writings, programs, diaries, correspondence, drawings, and various ephemera. Ware was a painter, illustrator, costume designer, interior designer, and muralist. She is probably best remembered for her murals at Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah.