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Florence Ellen Ware photograph collection, 1910-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ware, Florence, 1891-1971
- Title
- Florence Ellen Ware photograph collection
- Dates
- 1910-1945 (inclusive)19101945
- Quantity
- 4.67 linear feet, (4 boxes) : 155 items
- Collection Number
- P1454
- Summary
- Florence Ellen Ware (1891-1972) was a Utah artist who taught at the University of Utah. This collection contains psotcards, photograph albums, photographs of paintings, and photographs of Ware and associates dating from 1910 to 1945.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Florence Ellen Ware (1891-1972) was born on May 6, 1891, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jennie M. Hartley and Walter E. Ware. Florence Ware was the only child of a successful architect. She was educated in music, art, and ballet from private tutors. From an early age she exhibited artistic skill. As an adult, Ware devoted her life to art training, producing, teaching, and exhibiting. Ware worked in many areas of art, including painting, illustration, costume design, interior design, and mural painting. Ware attended the University of Utah, graduating at age 22. 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 instructors included J.T. Harwood, Edwin Evans, Charles Hawthorne, and Anna Hills.
After an 18-month tour of Europe and the Middle East in 1928, Ware returned to Utah and began teaching at the University of Utah. In 1940, Ware served as the first president of the Association of Utah Artists. She also founded Ogden's palette club and Utah's "Pageant of the Arts" in American Fork, Utah. She is known for the murals at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus, which were sponsored by the Works Project Administration (WPA) depict the history of the arts. Ware was also interested in painting nature, particularly flowers, as well as human subjects. Ware's work was recognized with local awards: the Purchase Prize, Utah Art Institution (1928) and an honorary at the Springville Museum of Art (1931). She never married, and died in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 11, 1971, at the age of 80. (Biography adapted from Florence E. Ware, Utah Artists Project, University of Utah.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Florence Ellen Ware photograph collection consists of 4 oversized boxes containing 155 items. Box 1 contains photograph portraits of Ware and associates, as well as photographs of paintings. Boxes 2-4 contain 3 photograph albums that are made of leather with embossed images on the covers, perhaps created by Ware; one album is empty, the other two contain postcards presumably collected by Ware during travels in the American West. The collection spans 1910 to 1945.
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.
Permission to publish material from the Florence Ellen Ware photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Richard Romney Clawson in 2005.
Donated by William C. Seifrit in 2006.
Purchased from Ken Sanders in 2006.
Processing Note
Processed by Special Collections staff.
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Separated Materials
See also the Florence Ellen Ware papers (ACCN 2224) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Portrait |
| 1 | 2 | 1184 First Ave |
| 1 | 3 | Photographs of paintings |
| 1 | 4 | "The Errand" |
| 2 | 1 | Yellowstone Park Album and postcards |
| 3 | 1 | Photograph album |
| 4 | 1 | Album with Postcards |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Artists--Utah--Photographs
- Painting--Photographs
- Women artists--Utah--Photographs
- Women painters--Utah--Photographs
Personal Names
- Ware, Florence, 1891-1971--Friends and associates--Photographs
- Ware, Florence, 1891-1971--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Art Institute of Chicago. School--Alumni and alumnae--Photographs
- University of Utah--Alumni and alumnae--Photographs
Geographical Names
- West (U.S.)--Photographs
- Yellowstone National Park--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Postcards
