NEPHI, THE BUILDER, FORGING SWORDS
Date1949-1951
CountryWyoming, USA
MediumOil on masonite
Dimensions91.1 x 121.9 cm (35 7/8 x 48") (Image)
Frame: 106.7 x 134.9 cm (42 x 53 1/8")
Frame: 106.7 x 134.9 cm (42 x 53 1/8")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number820038121
DescriptionThe center and right of the image is dominated by a group of men working at a forge. To the far right a man works a bellows, heating a metal rod in his hand. In the center two men are hammering metal blades, one has his right arm raised with a hammer, and the other is inspecting a blade. Behind the men is a pool of water where a man is dipping a red hot rod into the water to cool. On the other side of the pool woman are washing clothes. The background is a large white building with two workmen high up on the left.On View
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