Mormon Bids Farewell, Mormon Bids Farewell to a Once Great Nation

by Friberg, Arnold

Dated 1952-1955
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Mormon Bids Farewell, Mormon Bids Farewell to a Once Great Nation

by Friberg, Arnold

Scripture

Moroni 10

Medium

Oil on canvas

Copyright

Mormon Bids Farewell by Arnold Friberg © By Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Used with permission.

Date

1952-1955

Citation

Arnold Friberg, Mormon Bids Farewell, Mormon Bids Farewell to a Once Great Nation, 1952-1955. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].

References

Church Media Use:
Literature:

  • Vern Swanson, “The Book of Mormon Art of Arnold Friberg: Painter of Scripture,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies Vol. 10, No. 1, Article 8 (2001).

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

Artist Information

Name: Friberg, Arnold

Location(s): United States

State or City: Utah

Gender: Male

Insights

Technique & Style

Figurative, Painting

Figures

Mormon, Moroni (son of Mormon)

Symbols

armor, arrow, flag, gold plates, helmet, shield, sword, tree

Animals

bird

Additional Info

Commissioned Status

Adele Cannon Howells

Current Location

Church History Museum (on view at Conference Center, Salt Lake City)

Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints