Destruction of Zarahemla

by Ottinger, George M.

Dated c. 1888

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Destruction of Zarahemla

by Ottinger, George M.

References

Literature:
  • George Reynolds, The Story of the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City, UT: Joseph Hyrum Parry, 1888).

  • Noel A. Carmack, “A Picturesque and Dramatic History: George Reynolds’s The Story of the Book of Mormon” in Herman du Toit and Doris R. Dant, eds., Art and Spirituality: The Visual Culture of Christian Faith (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2008): 61-97.

  • Christopher Blythe, Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse, (Oxford University Press, 2020).

  • Elizabeth Rachel Cannon, The Cities of the Sun: Stories of Ancient America founded on historical incidents in the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: The Deseret News, 1910).

Artist Information

Name: Ottinger, George M.

Location(s): United States

Gender: Male

Insights

Technique & Style

Engraving, Figurative

Figures

Lamanites, Nephites

Symbols

chariot, crumbling buildings, death, storm

Animals

horse

Additional Info

Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints