This ward recently had an open house celebrating the history and architecture of their building. For more images, see the other posts I have on this building.
Monday, October 14, 2024
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Bancroft Idaho Ward (Interior & Murals)
Like many chapels of the 1950s, Bancroft had commissioned paintings that were donated by someone in the local area. In this case, Iva Nelson and Moses William Rigby--who lived in Logan--donated these paintings done by Everett Thorpe. (The Rigbys commissioned other paintings done by Thorpe for local chapels in this same time period, including the one in Newton, Utah.)
A print of Salman's Head of Christ, a very popular painting in the post-WWII era, also hangs in the chapel.
The mural on the north side depicts Joseph Smith receiving the plates, as well as pioneers crossing the plains.
On the south side, the mural depicts the Miracle of the Gulls.
Let's hope these paintings stick around for a long time!
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