Alice Merrill Horne
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Alice Merrill Horne was a Utah artist and politician.
Born Alice Merrill in Fillmore, Utah
to Charles Merrill and his wife the former Bathsheba Smith, she married George H. Horne, who spent much of his career as a banker in Salt Lake City. Early in their marriage George served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the southern United States, and during this time Alice worked as a school teacher in Salt Lake City. George and Alice had six children.
Alice Horne studied at various times at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah
) the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and privately under such noted Utah artists as John Hafen
, George M. Ottinger
, J. T. Harwood, Herman Haag, Mary Teasdel, and Henry Taggart.
In 1898 Horne was elected to the Utah House of Representatives. While in the state legislature she was a key force behind enacting a bill to create a state art institute and to create a state art collection. The later is named the Alice Art Collection after her. She also was on the committee that oversaw the acquisition for the current site of the University of Utah.
In 1901 Horne was called as a member of the Relief Society
General Board. She served on the board until 1915 and during part of this time was chair of the art committee. In 1904 she served as a delegate on behalf of the Relief Society to the International Congress of Women held in Berlin, Germany. She also later served as president of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
.
Starting in the 1920s Horne ran an art gallery with the main goal of exhibiting and selling works of inter-mountain artists. Her husband died in 1934 and she continued to run the art gallery until her own death in 1948.
Born Alice Merrill in Fillmore, Utah
Fillmore, Utah
Fillmore is a city in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,253 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Millard County. It is named for the thirteenth US President Millard Fillmore....
to Charles Merrill and his wife the former Bathsheba Smith, she married George H. Horne, who spent much of his career as a banker in Salt Lake City. Early in their marriage George served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the southern United States, and during this time Alice worked as a school teacher in Salt Lake City. George and Alice had six children.
Alice Horne studied at various times at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
) the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and privately under such noted Utah artists as John Hafen
John Hafen
-Biography:Hafen was born in Scherzingen, Switzerland. His parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to Utah Territory. When they first came to Utah, the family lived in Payson. In 1868, Hafen began attending the 20th Ward Academy in Salt Lake City, where one...
, George M. Ottinger
George M. Ottinger
George Martin Ottinger was a 19th-century artist, educator and actor in Utah.Ottinger was born in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and then raised in New York City. He was raised as a Quaker. At age 17 he joined the crew of a whaling ship. By age 20 he had circumnavigated...
, J. T. Harwood, Herman Haag, Mary Teasdel, and Henry Taggart.
In 1898 Horne was elected to the Utah House of Representatives. While in the state legislature she was a key force behind enacting a bill to create a state art institute and to create a state art collection. The later is named the Alice Art Collection after her. She also was on the committee that oversaw the acquisition for the current site of the University of Utah.
In 1901 Horne was called as a member of the Relief Society
Relief Society
The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, USA and has approximately 6 million members in over 170 countries and territories...
General Board. She served on the board until 1915 and during part of this time was chair of the art committee. In 1904 she served as a delegate on behalf of the Relief Society to the International Congress of Women held in Berlin, Germany. She also later served as president of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
The International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers is a women's organization dedicated to preserving the history of the original settlers of the geographic area covered by the State of Deseret and Utah Territory, including Mormon pioneers...
.
Starting in the 1920s Horne ran an art gallery with the main goal of exhibiting and selling works of inter-mountain artists. Her husband died in 1934 and she continued to run the art gallery until her own death in 1948.