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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)18951967
- 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
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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
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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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
General MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Correspondence |
1911-1967 |
1 | 2 | "Artist Vehicles and Varnishes" |
1928 |
1 | 3 | Biography |
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1 | 4 | "Chinese Painting" |
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1 | 5 | News Articles |
1929-1962 |
1 | 6 | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Paul Metcalf Art Galleries |
1956 |
1 | 8 | Programs |
1934-1941 |
1 | 9 | The Reviewers, Programs |
1924-1941 |
1 | 10 | Sketch |
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1 | 11 | Sketchbooks |
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1 | 12 | Utah Federation of Women's Clubs, Salt Lake District, Constitution and By-laws |
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1 | 13 | Ware and Treganza Promotional Booklet |
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1 | 14 | Wildflowers Notebook |
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2 | 1 | Autograph Book |
1898-1910 |
2 | 2 | Barcelona Art Exhibition Catalog |
1929 |
2 | 3 | Barcelona Porcelain Factory Booklet |
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2 | 4 | Biography |
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2 | 5 | Florence E. Ware Exhibitions |
1931-1934 |
2 | 6 | Greeting Cards |
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2 | 7 | Ladies Literary Club, Art Section, Notebook |
1930-1935 |
2 | 8 | Hector Malot, Sans Famille
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1902 |
2 | 9 | Mediterranean Cruise |
1928 |
2 | 10 | Prosper Merimee, Colomba
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1903 |
2 | 11 | News Articles |
1941-1954 |
2 | 12 | Notes |
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3 | 1 | Printing Block |
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3 | 2 | Prints and Photocopies |
1919, 1926 |
3 | 3 | F. Lilian Taylor, The Werner Primer
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1895 |
3 | 4 | Theater Programs |
1932 |
3 | 5 | Travel Diaries |
1928 |
3 | 6 | Writings |
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3 | 7 | Miscellaneous |
ArtworkReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description |
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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