Vibert Jeffers biography
Born in Olympia, Washington in 1905, Vibert (formally as in the French - Vee-bare and nick-named Vibe) spent his youth active in the outdoors and learning all aspects of the photography business working alongside his parents. Joe Jeffers and Opal Prigmore Jeffers at the Jeffers Art Studio. After his father died on Mt. Olympus his mother continued the business until Vibe retired from the University of Washington continuing the legacy of the well-regarded and prosperous local enterprise. At Vibert's retirement in 1972, this family of entrepreneurial artists left behind a Legacy of over 200,000 known negatives and other photography related items collectively known as The Jeffers Collection.
VIBERT JEFFERS, SELF-PORTRAIT 19IN JEFFERS ART STUDIO, 1938 CIRCA (#J400)
"AFTER HOURS AT JEFFERS STUDIO" 1930
GROUP SELFIE BY VIBERT (SEE RIGHT SIDE OF PHOTO HIS HAND IS EXTENED). BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN CELEBRATING VIBERT AND WENZELLA CUSACK'S MARRIAGE (#J401)
For over 40 years, my curated collections have presented the finest in photographic art, and among the most revered offerings are the beautifully timeless works of Vibert Jeffers.
"During the thirties, Vibert Jeffers promoted his family’s photography business by driving around Olympia in a bright yellow roadster emblazoned with the depression-era slogan of Jeffers Studio: "If there's beauty we take it, if there isn't we make it."
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