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Art in the Library

Broken Arch

Erin Byrd Bartholomew, Broken Arch, n.d., Oil on canvas, 30 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.

Location: 5445 (Storage)

A stylized, gold and orange hued rock canyon opens up onto a large arch sitting quietly in bright sunlight.

Erin Byrd Bartholomew was born and raised in Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University with his BA in Fine Art in addition to minors in both French and Mathematics. He worked as a manager at Geneva Steel, and loved the outdoors. Bartholomew’s paintings reflect scenes of Utah’s canyons. He passed away in 2007 and is survived by his wife and 5 children.