Elijah, Come
by Prusak, Lyuba
Dated 2002
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Elijah, Come
by Prusak, Lyuba
Medium
Cast bronze
Date
2002
Citation
Lyuba Prusak, Elijah, Come, 2002. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Prusak, Lyuba
Location(s): Czech Republic
Gender: Female
Insights
Technique & Style
Figurative, Sculpture
Figures
Elijah
Symbols
chair, scroll, temple
Animals
bird
Additional Info
Notes
"Elijah is holding a model of the Kirtland Temple, where some of the first ordinances in this dispensation were performed. On the Sabbath, orthodox Jewish people leave an empty chair for Elijah to come. On the scroll is an inscription from scripture: "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse" (Malachi 4:5–6). The bird is resting in an adoring position of courtesy, and the artist knows that birds can do this because she personally experienced it."
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Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints