Angel Moroni (sculpture) - Salt Lake City, Utah
N 40° 46.225 W 111° 53.490
12T E 424763 N 4513654
Angel Moroni sculpture is on the top of the Salt Lake City Temple.
Waymark Code: WMBD66
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2011
Views: 27
The Angel Moroni sculpture is listed in the Smithsonian Art Inventory Catalog. The artist Cyrus Edwin Dallin, created this beautiful sculpture of the Angel Moroni. It medium is hammered copper overlaid with gold leaf. The dimension are 12 1/2 feet.
The Angel Moroni depicts both a messenger of the restoration of the gospel and a herald of the Second Coming: "for the Son of Man shall come, and he shall send his angels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the remainder of his elect from the four winds" (JS-M 1:37).
The Angel Moroni be viewed on the Salt Lake City Temple grounds. It is one of the popular features there. Bring your camera and zoom in as close as you can to get a picture.
TITLE: Angel Moroni, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Dallin, Cyrus Edwin
DATE: 1893
MEDIUM: Hammered copper overlaid with gold leaf.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75008248
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Salt Lake City Temple
50 West North Temple Street
Salt Lake City Utah 84150
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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