Millard Fillmore Malin Jr (1891–1974) was an American sculptor most noted for his statues of the

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such as the one on the Los Angeles Temple. Malin was born and raised in Salt Lake City. He was the son of Millard Fillmore Malin Sr (1851-1937) and Annie Pinnock Malin (1863-1935). Malin's mother, Annie, was a Latter-day Saint composer. He served as a missionary for

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(LDS Church) in

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. After returning from his mission he studied at the

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where he became acquainted with Edward O. Anderson. One of Malin's teachers at the University of Utah was Edwin Evans. Malin's main course of study at this point was medicine, specifically human anatomy. Malin later went to

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where he studied under Hermon A. MacNeil at the

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. After returning to Salt Lake City, Malin established a studio with Edward Anderson. They jointly did the Sugarhouse Pioneer Monument and Malin did statues for several of the LDS temples designed by Anderson. Besides the angel Moroni on the Los Angeles Temple, Malin also designed the oxen that hold up the baptismal font of the

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. The Utah State capital also houses two busts of Native Americans sculpted by Malin in 1935: Chief John Duncan (1849-1941) and Unca Sam (1832-1938). They are considered to be in the realist style. Among those who studied under Malin were Maurice E. Brooks and Alice Morrey Bailey. Malin was also a founding member of the group Utah Modern Artists. He was also sent by the

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of the WPA to document groups of

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on reservations in eastern Utah.Donna L. Poulton and Vern G. Swanson. ''Painter's of Utah's Canyond and Deserts''. p. 64
/ref> In addition to his work as a sculptor, Malin had at least one poem that was published.

References

bio connected with the University of Utah collection of Malin's papers
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'', January 2000, p. 30
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Federal Writers Project. ''Utah: A Guide to the State''. p. 168
* Arnold K. Garr, Donald Q. Cannon and Richard O. Cowan, ed., ''Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History''. p. 680. {{DEFAULTSORT:Malin, Millard F. 1891 births Artists from Salt Lake City Latter Day Saints from Utah American Mormon missionaries in New Zealand University of Utah alumni 1974 deaths Angel Moroni 20th-century Mormon missionaries 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists American male sculptors Latter Day Saints from New York (state) Sculptors from Utah