Handcart Pioneers’ First View of the Salt Lake Valley

by Christensen, C. C. A.

Dated 1890

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Handcart Pioneers’ First View of the Salt Lake Valley

by Christensen, C. C. A.

References

Literature:
  • Richard G. Oman and Robert O. Davis, Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1995).

  • Amanda Beardsley and Mason Kamana Allred, eds., Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader, (Oxford University Press, 2024).

Artist Information

Name: Christensen, C. C. A.

Location(s): Denmark, United States

State or City: Utah

Gender: Male

Insights

Technique & Style

Figurative, Painting

Figures

pioneer

Symbols

Emigration Canyon, handcart

Animals

horse

Additional Info

Notes

Gift from Neil and Jane Schaerrer, Salt Lake City.

Current Location

Springville Museum of Art

Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints