10 works you should know
according to artist Al Rounds
originally published June 2020
Al Rounds is a painter well known to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for his many watercolor illustrations notable Church history sites. For years, every issue of the Ensign featured a new work by Rounds on the inside cover of the magazine.
Images included below are in the public domain or are offered as free, non-commercial downloads on the Church’s website.
1
George Edward Anderson (American, 1860-1928)
Sacred Grove, Manchester, N.Y. (c. 1907)
Electronic reproduction (copy of the photograph) Gelatin dry plate negative, 6.5 x 4.75 inches
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
2
Truman O. Angell (American, 1810-1887)
Salt Lake Temple (1893)
Granite exterior, 222 feet tall, 253,014 sq. feet (floor area)
Photograph of Truman Angell; William Weeks, drawing
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3
Joseph F. Brickey (American, born 1973)
Journey to Bethlehem
painting
4
Arnold Friberg (American, 1913-2010)
Samuel the Lamanite on the Wall (Samuel the Lamanite Prophesies) (1952-1955)
oil on canvas
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
5
Walter Rane (American, born 1949)
The Desires of My Heart (2004)
oil on panel
Church History Museum
6
Walter Rane (American, born 1949)
Five of Them Were Wise (1999)
oil on panel
Church History Museum
7
J. Kirk Richards (American, born 1976)
Yet I Will Not Forget Thee (2013)
oil on linen, 78 x 155 inches
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
8
Gary Ernest Smith (American, born 1942)
Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum (c. 1980)
Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
9
Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert (American 1888-1976)
Christ in a Red Robe (1945)
painting
Church History Museum
10
Stan Watts (American, born 1961) and Kim Corpany (American)
Calm As a Summer’s Morning (2003)
Bronze, dimensions variable, 11 feet high
Nauvoo, Illinois Temple