Artist Information
Name: Hafen, John
Location(s): Switzerland, United States
State or City: Utah
Gender: Male
Joseph Smith Directing the Nauvoo Legion
by Hafen, John
Dated 1888
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Joseph Smith Directing the Nauvoo Legion
by Hafen, John
Medium
Oil on canvas
Date
1888
Citation
John Hafen, Joseph Smith Directing the Nauvoo Legion, 1888. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Insights
Technique & Style
Figurative, Painting
Figures
Joseph Smith, soldier
Symbols
crowd, flag, sword, temple, uniform
Animals
horse
Additional Info
Notes
"[Hafen] based his painting on eyewitness accounts and drawings by Robert Campbell and Sutcliffe Maudsley."
Exhibition History:
Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints