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