Florence Ware

Women in the Arts » Art

Illustrator, costume designer, interior designer, and muralist. Ware is perhaps best known for her paintings of landscapes and other works of nature. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah, Ware enrolled in the Chicago Art Institute, where she graduated top of her class with high honors. Upon returning to Utah, Ware began teaching art at the University of Utah –- an occupation she continued for the next twenty-five years. She also became the first president of the Association of Utah Artists in 1940 and founded the Ogden’s Palette Club and Utah’s Pageant of the Arts in American Fork.
Image “Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society.”

Florence Ware