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.

Biography adapted from Artists of Utah.

Samuel H. Jepperson began his prolific career as an artist at age 17, when he began painting houses. His employer gave him art lessons for a short time, and then he taught himself, mimicking the work of Utah impressionist John Hafen and learning through a close association with German artist John Selck and New York painter George H. Taggart.

Biography courtesy Artists of Utah.

For more information please visit the Artist's Website.

Newspaper Article

"Capturing the Great Mormon Saga." The Deseret News. July 24, 1988. 

Books

Davenport, Ray. Davenport's Art Reference. Ventura, CA: Davenport's Art Reference, 2001.

Dawdy, Doris. Artists of the American West: A Biographical Dictionary. Chicago: Sage Books, 1990.

Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson, ed. The Artists Bluebook: 29,000 North American Artists. Scottsdale, AZ: AskART, 2003.

Falk, Peter Hastings. Who Was Who in American Art: Compiled from the Original Thirty-four Volumes of American Art Annual-Who's Who in Art, Biographies of American Artists Active from 1898-1947. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1985.

Falk, Peter Hastings. Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999.

Haseltine, James L. 100 Years of Utah Painting: Selected Works from the 1840s to the 1940s. Salt Lake City, UT: SLC Arts Center, 1965.

Samuels, Peggy and Harold Samuels. The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976.

Swanson, Vern G., Robert S. Olpin, and William C. Seifrit. Utah Art. Layton, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books, 1992.

Swanson, Vern G., Robert S. Olpin, and William C. Seifrit. Artists of Utah. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith Publisher, 1999.

Swanson, Vern G., Robert S. Olpin, Donna Poulton, and Janie Rogers. 150 Years Survey Utah Art, Utah Artists. Layton: Gibbs Smith Publisher, 2001.

Swanson, Vern G, Robert S. Olpin, and William C. Seifrit. Utah Painting and Sculpture. Layton: Gibbs Smith Publisher, 1991.