tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633308990739313908.post7778996361107438270..comments2024-03-27T16:24:47.649-07:00Comments on Historic LDS Architecture: Springville Fourth Ward: Carving DetailsBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298641049685893695noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633308990739313908.post-21130889029849689042023-09-06T10:37:35.626-07:002023-09-06T10:37:35.626-07:00You're right--these are kind of "the orig...You're right--these are kind of "the originals."BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607697240062595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633308990739313908.post-23856210887664210122023-07-20T15:54:07.685-07:002023-07-20T15:54:07.685-07:00I don't believe these are reproductions. Rathe...I don't believe these are reproductions. Rather, they are the forms used to create the Hill Cumorah monument. Springville has a long history of art and artists, and several prominent sculptors' works are featured around town or in the Springville Art Museum.Daniel Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633308990739313908.post-12541622014247001372015-05-31T08:53:24.035-07:002015-05-31T08:53:24.035-07:00That's great to know, thanks! Having never vis...That's great to know, thanks! Having never visited the Hill Cumorah, I'd never seen the carvings before. Knaphus' works are definitely in more chapels than any other artist I've seen.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298641049685893695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8633308990739313908.post-38755124886412214812015-05-31T06:43:28.780-07:002015-05-31T06:43:28.780-07:00These carvings are reproductions. The originals we...These carvings are reproductions. The originals were done by Torleif S. Knaphus for the Hill Cumorah Monument, one of each of the panels standing on one of the 4 sides of the monuments base. Only the flower motief on the bottom half of each panel is unique to this chapel. See more here:<br />http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/13/1/S00013-50be6b4267b3912Gerritsen.pdf<br />Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/03431265608355674972noreply@blogger.com