The Battle of Nauvoo

by Christensen, C. C. A.

Dated c. 1878

The Battle of Nauvoo

by Christensen, C. C. A.

Medium

tempera on muslin

Dimensions

78 1/4 x 114 1/4 in

Copyright

public domain

Date

c. 1878

Citation

C. C. A. Christensen, The Battle of Nauvoo, c. 1878. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].

References

Church Media Use:
Literature:

  • Jensen, Richard L. and Richard G. Oman, C. C. A. Christensen: Mormon Immigrant Artist, exh cat (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1984).

Artist Information

Name: Christensen, C. C. A.

Location(s): Denmark, United States

State or City: Utah

Gender: Male

Insights

Technique & Style

Figurative, Painting

Figures

mobbers, Mormons

Symbols

broken fence, cane, canon, garden, gun, Nauvoo

Animals

dog

Additional Info

Notes

Part of the Mormon Panorama

Current Location

Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of the grandchildren of C. C. A. Christensen, 1970.

Provenance

Charles John Christensen, Seymour Christensen

Exhibition History:
Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints