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).
Thomas Tanner Tombstone
by Ward, William W.
Dated 1855
Thomas Tanner Tombstone
by Ward, William W.
Medium
Carved stone
Dimensions
63 x 27 x 9 in
Date
1855
Citation
William W. Ward, Thomas Tanner Tombstone, 1855. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Ward, William W.
Location(s): England, United States
State or City: Utah
Gender: Male
Insights
Technique & Style
Artifact, Figurative
Symbols
anvil, apron, chain, hammer
Additional Info
Notes
"Thomas Tanner served as superintendent of the Public Works blacksmith shop on Temple Square. When he died of an injury in 1855, his fellow workers took up a collection to provide a gravetstone. It was carved by William Ward, who supervised the Public Works stonecutters. The gravetsone depicts the tools and products of a balcksmith. The encircling chain symbolizes the links between this life and the next. The blacksmith apron is carefully laid on the anvil as a symbol of eternal rest. This is one of the finest examples of gravestone sculpture in pioneer Utah."
Current Location
Church History Museum
Church Name
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints