Education
He studied art at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah) with Dan Weggeland and George M. Ottinger, who encouraged him to further his studies in New York and Philadelphia.
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Lorus Pratt
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In 1890, together with John Fairbanks, John Hafen and Edwin Evans, Pratt was awarded a two-year scholarship to study at the Académie Julian in Paris, where their primary instructor was Albert Rigolot, and they became known as the "French Art Missionaries". While on this assignment, he held the position of president of the French Mission. Trips to the countryside to paint in plein aire inspired him to focus on paintings featuring harvests and agricultural workers.
Upon their return, they executed the murals and frescoes for the Salt Lake Temple, which was completed in 1893.
He was also involved in creating the artwork in the Saint George Temple, Manti Temple and Logan Temple. Pratt"s non-Church artwork found little acceptance, and some of his paintings were used to settle debts.
He farmed and, for many years, also taught English at the University of Utah.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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United States