About Johan Benthin
Lived 1936 – 2006 (aged 70). Johan Benthin was a Danish artist.
Johan H. Benthin (1936–2006) was an artist from Denmark. He mostly did painting on canvas, but also did relief sculpture, murals, and other works. His work is in permanent collections in the Netherlands and the United States.
Benthin was a Latter-day Saint. Beginning in 1974, he was the first president on the Copenhagen Denmark Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was stake president in 1976 when LDS Church president Spencer W. Kimball toured the Church of Our Lady; it was to Benthin that Kimball gave the instruction, "I want you to tell every prelate in Denmark that they do not hold the keys. I HOLD THE KEYS."
Benthin opened a studio in Italy in 1964. For most of the 1970s and 1980s he worked primarily in Germany. He then moved to Spain. He also for a time lived in India, where he served as president of the LDS Church district based in Bangalore.
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Who was Johan Benthin?
artist from Denmark
When was Johan Benthin born?
Johan Benthin was born on 21 July 1936.
When did Johan Benthin die?
Johan Benthin died on 14 September 2006.
What was Johan Benthin's occupation?
Johan Benthin was an artist.
What nationality was Johan Benthin?
Johan Benthin was Danish.
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