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Larsen, B. F. (Bent Franklin), 1882-1970

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1882 - 1970

Biographical History

B.F. Larsen (1882-1970) was an artist and professor in Utah. He taught at Brigham Young University.

Bent Franklin Larsen was born in Monroe, Utah on May 10, 1882. Larsen enrolled at Snow Academy in 1899, graduating two years later. In 1906, Larsen began taking classes at BYU. His teachers were so impressed with him that he was hired as a faculty member the following year. On September 15, 1907, he married Geneva Day in the Manti Temple. They had five children--Rex B., Eugene C., Celia G., Ronald F., and Grant A. Larsen.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at BYU in 1912 and his Master of Arts degree at the University of Utah in 1922. He also studied at several renowned institutions under gifted art teachers. He died in 1970.

Citation:
Fifty years ago, 1962: caption (B.F. Larsen)

OCLC, Sept. 29, 2008 (hdg. Larsen, B. F. (Bent Franklin), 1882-1970; usage: B.F. Larsen)

Utah historical quarterly, spring 1997: page 134 (B. F. Larsen) page 136 (Bent Franklin Larsen; BYU Art Department; AB, BYU, 1912; MA, University of Utah, 1922; advanced studies at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago; studied in Europe in Paris; professor and head of the Art Department)

BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, website viewed August 12, 2014 (B. F. Larsen; Bent Franklin Larsen; artist, teacher, humanitarian, leader in his community and church; born in Monroe, Utah on May 10, 1882; enrolled in Snow Academy in 1899, graduated 2 years later and began his career as a teacher in Cove, Utah and then Green River, Utah; began taking classes at BYU; began teaching at BYU as a faculty member; BA, BYU, 1912; MA, University of Utah 1922; chair of the BYU Art Department for 52 years)

Find a grave, website viewed August 12, 2014 (Bent Franklin "B.F." Larsen; born May 10, 1882, Monroe, Utah; Died Jan 3, 1970, Orem, Utah)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

B. F. Larsen slides

 Collection — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233639621]
Identifier: MSS 8242
Scope and Contents

Materials include 225 photographs and 120 duplicates, for a total of 345 slides. 301 of these slides are photographs that may have been B.F. Larsen, the artist, of his paintings between approximately 1943 and 1966. The other 44 slides are landscape photographs taken throughout Utah between approximately 1943 and 1966.

Dates: approximately 1943-1966

Eugene C. Larsen collection of B.F. Larsen materials

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232587847]
Identifier: MSS 8529
Content Description

Contains book entitled "Paintings by B.F. Larsen with Table of Contents and Index, compiled by Eugene C Larsen." Contains information on the paintings of B.F. Larsen, including each painting's name, date, size, medium, and current owner at the time of the book's compilation. Paintings date betwen 1914 and 1954 and include scenes from western Europe and Utah. Materials dated 1986.

Dates: 1986

Lillian W. Senior letter to B. F. Larsen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231037851]
Identifier: MSS 6296
Abstract

The Lillian W. Senior letter to B. F. Larsen is addressed to B.F. Larsen in 1937 and is regarding Lillian's art show at the Art Barn as well as her improvement in art.

Dates: 1937

Slides of B. F. Larsen paintings, approximately 1943-1966

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233639621], Folder: 1-4
Identifier: MSS 8242 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include 181 slides and 120 duplicates, for a total of 301 slides. They are photographs taken of B. F. Larsen paintings taken between approximately 1943 and 1966, possibly by B. F. Larsen.

Dates: approximately 1943-1966