Joseph Everett

Joseph Everett was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1884. His parents had emigrated to the United States from England after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Everett studied art under many renowned artists of the day including: John Hafen, Lee Greene Richards, Lewis Ramsay, Dan Weggeland, and others. He attended school at the Kensington School of Art, and in New York and Paris.

Upon completing his education, Everett returned to Utah where he worked as a draftsman for the Oregon Short Line Railroad in its Salt Lake office. He spent his in-between hours painting scenes of nature in watercolor. After a few years in this position he opened an art school in Salt Lake City. Additionally, he taught private lessons to children of influential people in the Salt Lake area. Sometime later, the Joseph Everett art society was opened by his former students. Everett continued to paint until his death in 1945.

Joseph A. F. Everett is best known for his landscape watercolors and scenes depicting nature and life in the Salt Lake area. Everett liked to portray simple, everyday life. Many of his works depict typical scenes one might encounter on the streets of Salt Lake City. Notable works of his include: Flowers in a Vase, Cathedral of the Madeleine, and Old Salt Lake Theatre.