Florence Ellen Ware papers, 1895-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ware, Florence Ellen,1891-1972
Title
Florence Ellen Ware papers
Dates
1895-1967 (inclusive)
Quantity
6 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 2224
Summary
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.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Richard Romney Clawson in 2005.

Gift of William Seifrit in 2006.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2007.

Processed by Betsey Welland (boxes 5-6) in 2015.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Correspondence
1911-1967
1 2
"Artist Vehicles and Varnishes"
1928
1 3
Biography
1 4
"Chinese Painting"
1 5
News Articles
1929-1962
1 6
Notes
1 7
Paul Metcalf Art Galleries
1956
1 8
Programs
1934-1941
1 9
The Reviewers, Programs
1924-1941
1 10
Sketch
1 11
Sketchbooks
1 12
Utah Federation of Women's Clubs, Salt Lake District, Constitution and By-laws
1 13
Ware and Treganza Promotional Booklet
1 14
Wildflowers Notebook
2 1
Autograph Book
1898-1910
2 2
Barcelona Art Exhibition Catalog
1929
2 3
Barcelona Porcelain Factory Booklet
2 4
Biography
2 5
Florence E. Ware Exhibitions
1931-1934
2 6
Greeting Cards
2 7
Ladies Literary Club, Art Section, Notebook
1930-1935
2 8
Hector Malot, Sans Famille
1902
2 9
Mediterranean Cruise
1928
2 10
Prosper Merimee, Colomba
1903
2 11
News Articles
1941-1954
2 12
Notes
3 1
Printing Block
3 2
Prints and Photocopies
1919, 1926
3 3
F. Lilian Taylor, The Werner Primer
1895
3 4
Theater Programs
1932
3 5
Travel Diaries
1928
3 6
Writings
3 7
Miscellaneous
Container(s) Description
Box
4
Oversize Drawings
5
Oil painting of aspen trees
6
Oil Painting of trees and landscape

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Artists--Utah

Personal Names

  • Ware, Florence Ellen, 1891-1972--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Catalogs
  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Drawings
  • Programs