The sculpture measures approximately 6 x 4 x 10 feet and rests on a stone base which measures approximately 1 x 5 x 12 feet. It depicts people moving a handcart; most are pulling the loaded cart, apart from one young boy who is pushing from the rear. A nearby plaque reads:
Handcart Pioneer Monument / The Handcart Pioneer Monument is a / tribute to the thousands of hardy Mormon / pioneers who, because they could not / afford the larger ox-drawn wagons, walked / across the rugged plains in the 1850s / pulling and pushing all their posses / sions in handmade all-wood handcarts. / Some 250 died on the journey, but nearly / 3,000, mostly British converts, completed the 1,350-mile trek from Iowa City, Iowa, to / the Salt Lake Valley. Many Latter-Day Saints / today proudly recount the trials and the triumphs of their ancestors who were among the Mormon handcart pioneers.[1]
Historyedit
The artwork is administered by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints' Museum of Church History and Art. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture" program in 1993.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Hardcart Pioneers, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
External linksedit
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handcart, pioneers, sculpture, handcart, pioneers, also, known, handcart, pioneers, monument, 1926, bronze, sculpture, torleif, knaphus, installed, salt, lake, city, temple, square, state, utah, handcart, pioneershandcart, pioneers, monumentartisttorleif, knap. Handcart Pioneers also known as the Handcart Pioneers Monument is a 1926 bronze sculpture by Torleif S Knaphus installed in Salt Lake City s Temple Square in the U S state of Utah Handcart PioneersHandcart Pioneers MonumentArtistTorleif S KnaphusYear1926 1926 MediumBronze sculptureDimensions1 8 m 1 2 m 3 0 m 6 ft 4 ft 10 ft LocationSalt Lake City Utah United States Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe sculpture measures approximately 6 x 4 x 10 feet and rests on a stone base which measures approximately 1 x 5 x 12 feet It depicts people moving a handcart most are pulling the loaded cart apart from one young boy who is pushing from the rear A nearby plaque reads Handcart Pioneer Monument The Handcart Pioneer Monument is a tribute to the thousands of hardy Mormon pioneers who because they could not afford the larger ox drawn wagons walked across the rugged plains in the 1850s pulling and pushing all their posses sions in handmade all wood handcarts Some 250 died on the journey but nearly 3 000 mostly British converts completed the 1 350 mile trek from Iowa City Iowa to the Salt Lake Valley Many Latter Day Saints today proudly recount the trials and the triumphs of their ancestors who were among the Mormon handcart pioneers 1 History editThe artwork is administered by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter day Saints Museum of Church History and Art It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution s Save Outdoor Sculpture program in 1993 1 References edit a b Hardcart Pioneers sculpture Smithsonian Institution Archived from the original on April 28 2021 Retrieved April 19 2021 External links edit nbsp Media related to Handcart Monument Knaphus at Wikimedia Commons Portals nbsp Latter Day Saint movement nbsp Utah nbsp Visual arts nbsp This article about a sculpture in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Utah related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Handcart Pioneers sculpture amp oldid 1157801528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
