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Artist Keith Bond presents two new Capitol murals to the Utah Senate
Summary
Artist Keith Bond described two large murals—Northern and Southern Utah scenes—commissioned for the Senate chamber and explained the symbolic elements and specific local landmarks included; senators praised the work and the session briefly resolved into the Committee of the Whole to hear him.
The Utah Senate paused floor business to welcome artist Keith Bond, who described two murals recently commissioned for the Capitol that depict Northern and Southern Utah landscapes.
Bond told senators the works were intended both to portray the state’s scenery and to carry a symbolic message: "The snow on the mountains is representative of the past," he said, and "the blossoms...are the present," adding that the harvest to come depends on choices made today. He identified landmarks used in the compositions, including the Wellsville Mountains and an area he called Candlestick Point in the southern scene and said one of the ruins depicted is in Canyonlands National Park.
Senators on the chamber’s Capitol Arts Placement and Preservation committees praised the pieces and thanked Bond for agreeing to the commissions. Senator Walker and Senator Hickman both noted local connections in the paintings and welcomed the artwork’s installation in the chamber. The Senate resolved into the Committee of the Whole to hear Bond and later dissolved the committee to resume ordinary business.
The visit accompanied broader discussion of state-owned artwork and stewardship, a topic that also appeared in debate on Senate Bill 33, which would create a state inventory and training program for state-owned art.
