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James T. Harwood
James T. Harwood was born in Lehi, Utah in 1860, into an arts-oriented family. As a youth he spent time sketching, and later studied art with Utah artists George M. Ottinger and Danquart A. Weggeland. In 1888, at their urging, Harwood became one of the first of a group of Utah-born artists to travel to France and study art in Paris. In 1892, he became the first Utahn to have a painting in the prestigious Paris Salon. In 1904, having returned to the United States, Harwood began to teach art in the local Salt Lake City high schools and to paint in his studio. In 1923 he became the head of the art department at the University of Utah. As chairman, he developed an art program with craftsmanship, an emphasis that was carried forward long after Harwood was gone. At 70, Harwood resigned from the University of Utah to have more time to paint and took his family to Paris once again, where he painted, made prints, and participated in exhibits. He died in October of 1940 in Salt Lake City.