Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-03
John HAFEN DIES
IN INDIANAPOLIS
,,,,b,s Well Known Landscape
Painter Called Home Sud-
denly This Morning.
WIDOW AND LARGE FAMILY
+, sutherland 50 Years Ago lie
Lived Nearly Half century
In Utah.

I'm Yafcn. the well known LtaA
, mo has been following his oro-
'.,or in indianapolis for several
s,,rs mast, with his son Virgil d'ed
-. r,orning. The telegram gave no
.,icnlars. but IL Is presumed MS
~. In GAS due TO bronchial troubles,
in vhlch he had been afflicted Tor
some time
His wife and younger children mad
49,, ,one from Utah to spend the sum
Nor with him. as had been their ous-
,om Besides these, he has three grown
ebndren living in Provo: Mrs j. David
larson. Leo. and Farley Hafen. There
sro nine children altogether, and his
Vie to mourn his loss. besides numer-
ans relatives. and a more than state
vide circle Of friends
FIFTY.THREE YEARS OF ACE.
1obu Hafen was born SO years ago in
seherzingen. Switzerland, and came to
Utah with his parents when 8 years
old Aside from his years OF study In
the east and In Europe. he has spent
his life in Utah mostly in Utah county.
where he made his home His studies
abroad include prolonged term in thu
Julian academy. Paris, under jules
Tifebyre and Ben. Constant In 1900 he
won the state prize OF $500 for the best
rsintng. and In 1902 the medal OF honor
nom the Utah Art Institute. the same
year receiving first prizes for the best
work Of art and the best landscape BY
The state fair. lie was decorator of the
interior OF the salt Lake Temple and
his artistic attainments are much in
,yidence throughout the state Among
hs latest local work was the illustra-
ton Of the lofty Mormon ode 20 My
Father"
ARTISTS APPRECIATION.
The local artists received their first
news Of John Hafen's death from The
News. and to all OF them IL came as
great shock, John Hafcn dead" ex-
claimed ] r Harwood, and then fol-
hved a silence which told more plain
D than words the effect OF tho sad
negs The deceased artist was I'm
Paris with Mr.. Harwood and the two
NNft NiorFli dahb'AAltu DbtH lNeD anu
later. and Mr. Harwood's opinion OF
Mr. Hafen's work is OF the highest
he was capable of great things" said
Nr Hsrwood" and has done some of
the best work in Utah art"
Mr.. Lee Greene Richards expressed
substantially the same, considering Mr.
Haten 10 have done the best landscape
Noik accomplished by any Utah artist.
Aired lAmbourne. too. was greatly
shocked az the news OF John Hafen's
demise and regretted that the state
hsd been called upon to part with one
Jus leading painters. This is 20
sudden | cannot collect my thoughts"
ny voice came with a sob in IL over the
tlephone wires when I can collect
NY thoughts I would like to give you
= cam dispassionate appreciation Of
solG Hafen and his work, but cannot
al this moment"
OUR FOREMOST PAINTER"
aahonri NJ. Young, the young artist
Nuiptor said to The News:
u 10 years that | have known
mn mn haien and during all that time |
~. pNed MN as a friend and sin
80 Iespected MIN as an artist. He
vas 10 my mind our foremost land
sape painter His art. gentle and mild
ana sweet taking delight in simple
sle!ects but confident and strong an its
t'nueness, seems TO me 10 almost nor
- mirror the man himself. We
~ anew nm viii never forget John
MIL MS was spirit, the like OF
49,. one rarely meets in this COM
,5.sI age His devotion TO his arr
~, ~"a 'ne highest In his art, as he saw n
,' M absolute, His desire was oon,in,
- 20 progress His was the snirit
-, youth Though his hair and heard
~ grey the last time saw him no
~ 80 interested In his work, as fun
s-,s u'pe ana as confident of ultimate
nj, ~ as any student Of 90: though he
much nau zone much, he felt that
M H. ',oIe remained for him 10 do.
~ s,n ''',nnds one Of Millet's. II was
:, OF hardship and privations
s-Dlgh unlike MIllet. John Hafen v,as
p, Lhny' optimistic spirit. Among ~
y, D''Is OF Utah John Hafen was. .,be
generally loved as friend ana
hh veg as an artist. Many will miss
r,s,a tAis broad land OF ours. from
ors, W san Francisco. for though
~ and unassuming, John Uaren
y vel known indeed One
h., Nv ~ met him you never foreo, b,r,
y, 49, ~ an, we will miss him here |
snd 49, nsre his friends are legion
W. %"s,e We need his example
sgaln" see ms like
% THRESHOLD OF SUCCESS
,r ~ l. 4 Gunner the wei known
6es,h sald ms noon: Il consider he
comm,n,,,. marked loss. not only TO our
At largo r,'''y Y, but to the artistic world |
IT, haien was specially dis
WORK s''I ls ter bis excellent landscane
were m ~ which his sunshine eSsec's
most sr,taoN hne. He painted with |
around , i,1ue results scenes in and |
is SIS ga at Brighton's was Of a ~ hio oil
We'll earn. Mr. Hafen lately received |
his genius Mus Irecogn,tion in Indiana, and |
where in The y Delng recognized else
jus, sf,a. on the threshold of Success
struggle sn maSN ing experienced years Of |
upper level" Iu ~ hardship in reaching the |