B.F. Larsen was an American art educator and painter. He taught art at Brigham Young University for five decades, and he was the chair of its Department of Art. He painted French and Utahn landscapes.
Early life
Larsen was born in 1882 in Monroe, Utah. He graduated from Snow College, followed by Brigham Young University in 1908. ==Teaching career and French influence==
Teaching career and French influence
Larsen began his career as an educator. Before attending BYU, he had taught in Cove and Green River, and in his hometown of Monroe. He took a hiatus in the 1920s to study at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922, and to live in France in the 1924–1925, where he studied at the Académie Julian, ==Personal life and death==