Franz M. Johansen
Franz Mark Johansen (born 1928 in Huntsville, Utah and died August 23, 2018) was a Latter-day Saint sculptor and an emeritus professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). He has been called the founder of the LDS contemporary art movement that expresses spiritual belief through the human form.[1][2]
Johansen studied at BYU under
Johansen joined the BYU faculty in 1956. He remained a member of the faculty until his retirement in 1987. For some of this time Johansen was the chairman of the BYU Art Department.
Among works by Johansen are large relief sculptures on the exteriors of the LDS
Johansen received first place at the 20th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah show at the
Johansen was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife Ruth Dolores Aldous (1928-2001) had seven children.
Notes
- ^ Types and Shadows exhibit biography for Johansen Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "In Memoriam: Visual Arts Sculptor, Painter, Adventurer, Pioneer: Franz M. Johansen (1928-2018)". 15 bytes. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ listing of a show involving a painting by Johansen Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Deseret News, Nov. 20, 2005
References
- University of Utah bio of Johansen
- Church News, April 25, 1998.[full citation needed]
- Utah Artists Project bio of Johansen[permanent dead link]
- Vern Swanson et al., Utah Art, Utah artists: 150 year survey p. 127.
- short bio on Johansen
- Kerril Sue Rollins, "LDS Artifacts and Art Portray Church History: The New Church Museum", Ensign, April 1984, p. 44
- The Washington Temple: A New Landmark
- Sunstone article that speaks of Johansen's work[dead link]
- Motley Vision article about Utah Spring Salon with a work by Johansen
- Oman, Richard G. (1992), "Sculptors", in OCLC 24502140