Nephi and Laban

by Yocum, Lester

Dated 1999

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Nephi and Laban

by Yocum, Lester

Artist Information

Name: Yocum, Lester

Location(s): United States

State or City: Utah

Gender: Male

Website: https://lesteryocum.com

Instagram: @lesteryocum

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Technique & Style

Figurative, Painting

Figures

Laban, Nephi

Symbols

armor, cup, drink, pottery, sword

Additional Info

Notes

Personal illustration. Artist Statement: "Young Nephi ponders what to do with the man who has done so much harm to his family, whom he found drunk and helpless in an alley at night. From the Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi chapter 4:5-19."

Awards

Merit Award Winner, Fifth International Art Competition, Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.