by Richards, Lee Greene
Dated 1930
by Richards, Lee Greene
oil on canvas
32 x 39.5 in
1930
Lee Greene Richards, Dreaming of Zion, 1930. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Richard G. Oman and Robert O. Davis, Images of Faith: Art of the Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1995).
Amanda Beardsley and Mason Kamana Allred, eds., Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader, (Oxford University Press, 2024).
Name: Richards, Lee Greene
Location(s): United States
State or City: Utah
Gender: Male
Figurative, Painting
mountain, tree, valley, wagon
"In response to the 1930 centennial of the organization fo the Church, Richards created 'Dreaming of Zion', a beautiful and original masterpiece of Latter-day Saint art. The painting shows a young feamle pioneer, modeled by the artist's daughter, anticipating her new life as she is about to descend to the Salt Lake Valley."
Springville Museum of Art
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints