Visit of the Angel Moroni

by Ramsey, Lewis A.

Dated c. 1912

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Visit of the Angel Moroni

by Ramsey, Lewis A.

References

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

Artist Information

Name: Ramsey, Lewis A.

Location(s): United States

State or City: Utah, Illinois

Gender: Male

Insights

Technique & Style

Figurative, Painting

Figures

Joseph Smith, Moroni (son of Mormon) as angel

Symbols

bed, quilt

Additional Info

Notes

Originally included in William A. Morton, From Plowboy to Prophet: Being a Short History of Joseph Smith, for Children (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 1912).

Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints