References
Literature:
Digital Collections, BYU Library
Richard G. Oman and Robert O. Davis, Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1995).
Joseph Smith Statue
by Young, Mahonri
Dated 1907
Joseph Smith Statue
by Young, Mahonri
Medium
Bronze
Date
1907
Citation
Mahonri Young, Joseph Smith Statue, 1907. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Young, Mahonri
Location(s): United States
State or City: Utah
Gender: Male
Insights
Technique & Style
Figurative, Sculpture
Figures
Joseph Smith
Symbols
book, coat
Additional Info
Notes
Description from Kenneth R. Mays: "Standing on a granite pedestal with an appropriate inscription, this bronze statue of the Prophet Joseph Smith stands on Temple Square next to a similar statue of his brother, Patriarch Hyrum Smith. The two statues were commissioned and created to declare the vast achievements of these two men to the world. Fashioned by sculptor Mahonri Young (1877-1957), they originally stood in special nooks on the east exterior wall of the Salt Lake Temple."
Current Location
Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah
Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints