10 works you should know
according to Glen Nelson,
co-founder, Center for Latter-day Saint Arts
originally published June 2020
Glen Nelson is an author, librettist, curator, scholar, and arts administration executive. He lives in New York City.
Images included below are in the public domain or are used with permission.
1
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984)
Mormon Temple, Manti, Utah (1948)
gelatin silver print, 9.5 x 7.25 inches
Museum of Modern Art
2
George Dibble (American, 1904-1992)
Cedar Breaks No. 2 (1949)
watercolor, 21 x 28 inches
Utah State University
3
John Held, Jr. (American, 1889-1958)
The Saga of Frankie & Johnny (1930)
artist’s book of 53 woodcuts with text, 50 pp., 10.5 x 7.25 inches
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
4
Jessie Larson (American, 1909-2001)
Seattle Street (Up from Canal Street) (c. 1940)
oil on board, 27.5 x 21.5 inches
Private collection
5
Valerie Atkisson de Moura (American, born 1971)
Family History Wall (1999)
ink on wall, 12 x 72 feet
Installation at Artist Space, New York, NY (destroyed)
6
Annie Poon, (American, born 1977)
The Book of Visions (2005)
stop-motion animation (duration: 12:02), limited edition multiple with flipbook, rubber stamp, game board, soft figures, DVD, and clamshell box
Church History Museum
7
Ricardo Rendón (Mexican, born 1970)
en suspenso (2015)
industrial felt, grommets, cotton thread, aluminum, dimensions variable
Collection of the artist
9
Lane Twitchell, (American, born 1967)
This Is the Place or In Our Lovely Deseret (1998)
cut paper on plexiglass mounted to pastel on paper in artist’s frame, 51 x 51 inches
Private collection
10
Joseph Paul Vorst, (American, born Germany 1897-1947)
Drought (1938)
oil on masonite, 39.5 x 35 inches
Private collection
