Handcart Pioneers (sculpture)
| Handcart Pioneers | |
|---|---|
| Handcart Pioneers Monument, The Handcart Family | |
The heroic-size statue on display at the Brigham Young Historic Park | |
| Artist | Torleif S. Knaphus |
| Year | 1926 (original) 1947 (heroic-size) |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Dimensions | 1.8 m × 1.2 m × 3.0 m (6 ft × 4 ft × 10 ft) |
| Weight | 5,600 pounds (2,500 kg) |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| 40°46′15.89″N 111°53′13.82″W / 40.7710806°N 111.8871722°W | |
| Owner | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Handcart Pioneers (also known as the Handcart Pioneers Monument and officially named The Handcart Family by the artist) is a bronze sculpture by Torleif S. Knaphus. The work is a memorial to the Mormon handcart pioneers, who, while traveling along the Mormon Trail in the mid-19th century, pulled handcarts to transport their belongings.
The original sculpture is approximately 3 feet (0.91 m) tall and was unveiled in 1926 in the Bureau of Information on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, where it was displayed for many years. In 1947, a heroic-size version was created for the gardens on Temple Square. In early 2024, the heroic-sized artwork was moved to the Brigham Young Historic Park as part of a redesign of Temple Square related to renovations of the Salt Lake Temple. Several other copies of the sculpture are located throughout the world.