Fine Arts
Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
C. C. A. Christensen autobiography and biographies
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309186]
Identifier: MSS SC 1127
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copies of biographies and clippings relating to C. C. A. Christensen (1831-1912). Also included is an autobiography of Christensen that has been translated from the original Danish. Christensen is the most noted Mormon artist who documented much of the Mormon experience through his paintings. He also painted murals to decorate Mormon meeting houses and temples.
Dates:
1900-1970
Notes on the life of Carl Christian Anton Christensen, pioneer artist
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308790]
Identifier: MSS SC 1092
Scope and Contents
Typescript of a biography of C. C. A. Christensen (1831-1912) by his granddaughter Norma Taggart "with the help of her daughter, Ethel Taggart Christensen." The account uses many direct quotes from the diaries and autobiography of C. C. A. Christensen. Mr. Christensen was an artist, writer, and historian who was born and raised in Denmark and later immigrated to Utah. He served as a missionary and as a patriarch for the Mormon Church. This biography is chiefly concerned with Mr....
Dates:
1950-1975