Jepperson, Samuel Hans, 1855-1931
Dates
- Existence: 1855 - 1931
Biographical History
Samuel Hans Jepperson (1855-1931) was a highly regarded painter and talented musician.
Born in Denmark, his family came to Utah in the Christian Christiansen Handcart Company after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His artwork focused on the history of Utah and the beauty of nature, creating many astounding landscapes. Because tubes of coloring were unavailable in Provo at the time, Jepperson used nature to paint, making pigments from berries, roots and leaves. Jepperson has painted over one thousand paintings of Utah's pioneer past and its landscape.
Jepperson was also an avid music lover, and fashioned his first musical instrument, a violin, from a cigar box and a thin piece of wood. Later Jepperson organized Utah's first brass band; that became know as the Provo band, which he conducted for more than thirty-five years.
Citation:
Samuel Jepperson scores, 1905-1924(Samuel Jepperson, 1855-1931, born in Denmark, musician and painter)The University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, via WWW, June 26, 2012(Samuel H. Jepperson; Samuel Hans Jepperson was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1855; largely self-taught, he was a prolific painter of landscapes, cityscapes, and Utah history; he died in 1931; Jepperson's family converted to The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints and moved to Provo, Utah in 1857; having shown artistic talent at an early age, Jepperson was apprenticed to portrait artist and theatrical scene painter Henry Maiben when he was 17; some examples of Jepperson's work are Goodbye Sweet Day (1919), Hollyhocks (1923), and Indian Paradise)
FamilySearch, via WWW, June 26, 2012(Samuel Hans Jepperson; born 2 December 1854 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died 2 June 1931 in Provo, Utah)
Find A Grave, via WWW, June 26, 2012(Samuel H. Jepperson; born Dec. 2, 1854; died Jun. 2, 1931; burial: Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah)
Springville Museum of Art, August 4, 2011: Collections, Jepperson, Samuel Hans (born in Denmark, family came to Utah after joining Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; painted with nature because coloring was unavailable; painted over one thousand paintings; fashioned his violin; conducted Provo band for 35 years)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Fort Utah, from a painting by Samuel Jepperson, date of production not identified
Photographic reproduction of a painting of Fort Utah in 1850 by Samuel Jepperson. Print created between 1970 and 1975.
Fort Utah, from a painting by Samuel Jepperson, date of production not identified
Negative image of a painting of Fort Provo in 1850 by Samuel Jepperson. Negative created between 1970 and 1975.
Fort Utah, from a painting by Samuel Jepperson
Fort Utah [Provo] : construction of fort from painting by Samuel Jepperson, date of production not identified
Photographic reproduction of a painting of Fort Provo in 1849 by Samuel Jepperson. Print created between 1970 and 1975.
Fort Utah [Provo] : construction of fort from painting by Samuel Jepperson
Samuel Jepperson scores
Contains band music published within the dates 1904 to 1924, and includes reduced scores and parts. Most of the collection consists of brass band music that had been used by the Provo Band, and owned by Samuel Jepperson who organized the band and conducted it himself for thirty-five years.
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- Archival Object 3
- Digital Record 2
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Paintings 4
- Photographs 4
- Provo (Utah) 2
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 1
- Band music -- Scores and parts 1