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LEWIS A. RAMSEY

1875 - 1941

BiographyLewis Ramsey was originally from Bridgeport, Illinios, but came to Utah with his family in 1887. Settling in Payson, Utah, young Ramsey had lessons with John Hafen. In 1892, he looked for portrait commisssions in Provo. Leaving the same year for study at theArt Institute of Chicago and then training in Boston and New York as well, Ramsey not only took lessons with Douglas Volk, a pupil of John Singer Sargent, but also worked as both a calligrapher and a "spot-knocker" on photo-negatives before departing later for Europe. Back home in Utah, he found time for sketching trips to scenic locales and the submission of some pastel drawings and canyon potrait to the1894 Territorial Fair. In 1898, he was able to purchase the John B. Fairbanks photo studio and gallery in Provo. Finally, he went to Paris to pursue training at the Academie Julian, and travelled also to Berlin, Vienna, and Rome before going home to Utah in 1903. Ramsey eventually taught at LDS university from 1903 to 1905 before taking another Chicago sojourn between years 1905 and 1908; he then found various LDS church commisions back home; spent eighteen months in Hawaii (1916-18)doing murals of Mormon temple there; painted more landscapes and potraits in Utah from 1918 to 1930; and finally found a new career of painting scenes and potraits in California.

From website: http://www.lib.utah.edu/fa/UtahArtists/artists/ramseyL/

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