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Lawrence Squires
(1887 - 1929)
Lawrence Squires was born in Salt Lake City in 1887. His career was only fifteen years long but he became technically proficient and had a sensitive style that became well regarded in Utah art. He died in Salt Lake City in 1928. Squires enrolled at the Art Students League to study with George Bridgeman and Kenneth Haves Miller. Spending most of his time with Miller, Squires met fellow Utahn LeConte Stewart and persuaded him to join one of the artists’ classes for a while. After noting his talent and quick development, Squires professor at the League granted him a scholarship for his second year. After his study was complete, he obtained a job working as a designer with J.W. Sloan, the furniture manufacturer. At the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in that army so that he could “get back to Europe to visit the art galleries again.” He spent some time in Flanders where his lungs were ruined by a dose of poison gas and spent the remainder of his time in an army hospital. He returned to the States with his division in March 1919 where he visited home for a short while and then returned to New York City to design sets on Broadway. Squires works, Alpine Canyon (1921) and First Snowfall, City Creek Canyon (1927) are featured in the our museum’s permanent collection.
(1887 - 1929)
Lawrence Squires was born in Salt Lake City in 1887. His career was only fifteen years long but he became technically proficient and had a sensitive style that became well regarded in Utah art. He died in Salt Lake City in 1928. Squires enrolled at the Art Students League to study with George Bridgeman and Kenneth Haves Miller. Spending most of his time with Miller, Squires met fellow Utahn LeConte Stewart and persuaded him to join one of the artists’ classes for a while. After noting his talent and quick development, Squires professor at the League granted him a scholarship for his second year. After his study was complete, he obtained a job working as a designer with J.W. Sloan, the furniture manufacturer. At the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in that army so that he could “get back to Europe to visit the art galleries again.” He spent some time in Flanders where his lungs were ruined by a dose of poison gas and spent the remainder of his time in an army hospital. He returned to the States with his division in March 1919 where he visited home for a short while and then returned to New York City to design sets on Broadway. Squires works, Alpine Canyon (1921) and First Snowfall, City Creek Canyon (1927) are featured in the our museum’s permanent collection.
