Lehi-Nephi Panel

Technique & Style

Figurative, Sculpture

Figures

Lehi, Nephi

Symbols

brass plates, Liahona

Notes

Bas relief carved in pink Minnesota granite. Artist Statement; "This panel is a companion to the Mormon and Moroni panel, also erected by the side of the main entrance to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Similar to the companion piece, the trees and the lettering are conventionalized to correspond to the style of ancient Central American decorative design.” This panel illustrates Lehi and his son Nephi, and also depicting a compass (known as Liahona), which would guide them from Jerusalem and the wilderness, to the Americas, the promised land."

Current Location

BYU Harold B Lee Library, Level 3, Central Lobby, Northeast Study Area

Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints