Public Art in Iron County from Cedar City Library

This collection is under constant revision and represents works of public art in Iron County. That is, art in public places. It is made available through the efforts of the Iron County Public Art Commission and Cedar City Library. It generally excluses structures, monuments, and architecture.

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Paulina Phelps Lyman Mural by Brooke Smart Image: 121 N Main Street, Cedar City Utah (being the Main Street-facing buildings). Photography by Steven D. Decker. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
121 N Main Street, Cedar City Utah (being the Main Street-facing buildings). Photography by Steven D. Decker. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
  • Brooke Smart
  • Paulina Phelps Lyman Mural, 2020
  • Paint on Masonry
  • 128 x 455 in
  • Inv: PA 2021-0123

Behind Prestige Realty, 121 N. Main Street in Cedar City. Lyman was Parowan’s first doctor and midwife, in addition to being known as an active suffragist. She was married to Latter-day Saint apostle Amasa Mason Lyman and had been sent by then-church president and territorial governor Brigham Young to Southern Utah to care for the pioneers there. After practicing medicine for 40 years, Lyman wanted to improve the care she was providing, so at the age of 60, she traveled to Salt Lake City to train as a midwife, then returned to Parowan, where she trained two other women. She delivered hundreds of babies over the course of her life. Believed to be sponsored by the Iron County Republican Women.

  • Current Location: Cedar City - Private
  • Collections: Iron County Public Art

  • Artist: Brooke Smart