GEORGE HENRY TAGGART

Taggart, George Henry (1865-1924), was a rather sophisticated portrait and figurative genre specialist from New York City, who arrived in Provo for health reasons at the turn-of-the-century. Over a stretch of two summers, he painted some unusually fine and richly realist and/or tonal impressionist work in Utah and at the same time contributed to the artistic development of the local painter Samuel Jepperson (q.v.). They became good friends and sketching companions during the time; Taggart also worked and was friendly with John Hafen (q.v.) There are representative Taffart works in various portrait collections in Utah: the Alice Art Collection of the Utah Arts Council, the Pioneer Village Collection at the Lagoon resort, etc. By 1900, this talented painter and sometime teacher had departed Sam Jepperson's Utah County fruit orchard for a more urban setting. As the new century opened, he moved to 211 South Sixth East, Salt Lake City.

Olpin, Robert S., William C. Seifrit, and Vern G. Swanson. ARTISTS OF UTAH. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith Publisher, 1999: 252.