Tagged with "Art"
Sculptor's lasting legacy
MR says: Church History Museum employees celebrate artist's 150th birthday. Church History Museum employees joined in on the yearlong celebration of Cyrus E. Dallin's 150th birthday Thursday evening, Sept. 13. Dallin is one of Utah's most celebrated sculptors, best known for the Angel Moroni statue atop the...
Arnold Friberg pencil sketches on display for one night
Arnold Friberg’s pencil sketches from the Book of Mormon and "The Ten Commandments" will be on display Friday, Sept. 7, at the studios of Imagine Ballet in Ogden. The event is free to the public and runs from 6 to 9...
Adventures in Mormon art history
MR says: It's interesting to see LDS art analyzed by an art historian. One aspect of an Arnold Friberg painting of Nephi, however, might smack of déjà vu for art historians more than for followers of contemporary politics: Nephi’s hand. Hand gestures can import a lot of figurative meaning in paintings,...
BYU grad, prof help discover Samson mosaic as ancient synagogue is unearthed
MR says: What an incredible find. This Byzantine art is nearly 2,000 years old! Bryan Bozung was fresh out of Brigham Young University when he lit out for Israel this summer to volunteer on an excavation of the ancient village of Huqoq on Galilee’s western shore. Hoeing debris that filled what is believed...
Painting History
MR says: So cool. A story about one man living behind the Iron Curtain and living to see then-Elder Monson's apostolic blessing realized. Now a painting tells the story. Björn Bauerfeind has vivid memories of being a Latter-day Saint in East Germany, where his “faithful parents far behind the Iron...
LDS Events Calendar
These are LDS events and celebrations beginning with June 27, 2012, and running for the next few weeks. To request an LDS event be added to the calendar, e-mail details to events@ldsliving.com . Lunch and Learn Series with Deseret Book Artists and Authors Every Friday, 11:30...
Artistic missionary photos worth a thousand words
MR says: These are beautiful photo taken by a newly released missionary in Marseille, France. If a picture is worth a thousand words, is a missionary picture worth a thousand words of gospel discussion? I love seeing fantastic new ways of using blog technology, and Skylar Williams, an ingenious...
BYU Museum of Art curator receives national award for Weir book
MR says: Congratulations! Marian Wardle, curator of American Art for the Brigham Young University Museum of Art, has received the W.E. Fischelis Award from the Victorian Society in America for her work as editor and co-author of the book, "The Weir Family, 1820-1920: Expanding the Traditions of American...
The Whole Year Through: The Children’s Friend, 1958
MR says: Precious gallery images of covers from Children's Friend 1958. Love retro art! Vintage magazine covers featuring idyllic childhood activities of the 1950s. Click below to see full...
Church seeks material for Washington D.C. Temple exhibit
The Missionary Department of the Church is seeking material pertaining to the Washington D.C. Temple for a new exhibit. Items being sought include artifacts, old photos, stories and video of the announcement, groundbreaking, construction, open house and dedication of the...
Insight into Arnold Friberg's Book of Mormon paintings
Virginia Ashdown has observed them hanging next to one another for almost nine years. There’s chiseled Ammon and his outstretched sword, unconquerable Captain Moroni and the husky 2,060 sons of Helaman, among others. As a hostess in the Book of Mormon gallery room at the LDS Church’s...
Son reflects on life of his mother, Liz Lemon Swindle
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the book "Life Lessons from Mothers of Faith," published by Covenant Communications. Of all the lessons my mother taught me, perhaps the one that has made the biggest difference has been her faith that after we have done all that we can do, God will...
Tabernacle organ heritage
MR says: There's a pretty photo gallery with this article. For generations, musical artists have brought forth melodic beauty from the Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ. Now, a visual artist has reflected the physical beauty of the instrument in a series of 28 paintings. Fred D. Howard formally presented the...
Church History Museum's youth art contest deadline is June 1
The deadline for the LDS Church History Museum's International Art Competition for Youth is June...
Photo Gallery: The Artwork of President Packer
It’s easy to think of the general authorities only as the people we see over the pulpit in general conference, but they have talents, hobbies, and interests too. President Packer just released a book of his paintings, sketches, and carvings focusing primarily on birds called The Earth Shall Teach Thee, published by Deseret Book and the BYU Religious Studies Center. Check out a few of his paintings on our site.
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