Artwork of the Week

Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), Love Story, 1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969. Minerva Teichert’s Book of Mormon series includes several imaginative portrayals of stories mentioned, but not elaborated within scripture. Here, she portrays the pairing of Ishmael’s daughters and the sons of Lehi as a lively courtship. While the text says little of these marriages, implying perhaps relationships of necessity, Teichert provides a happy atmosphere of romance and celebration.

Julian Joseph (1882-1964), Night Scene - Snowy Streets, 1947, oil on canvas, 24 5/16 x 20 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. George R. Nicholson, 1976. Under an inky blue sky dotted with falling flakes, urban dwellers fight the battle of winter. Some bundle under long coats or hope their umbrellas will be adequate shields against the bitter night; others wield shovels in futile efforts to free their cars from their igloo tombs. Yet, in the meager reflections on the snow, dashes of yellow, orange, and pink suggest a small hope of Spring’s eventual return.

George M. Ottinger (1833-1917), Self Portrait, c.1880, oil on board, 17 7/8 x 14 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1976

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Christ at Emmaus (The Small Passion), c.1510, etching, 5 x 4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.

Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Keep Moving, 1934, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.

John Fabian Carlson (1874-1945), Winter Willows, 1937, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art.

Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), “Immigrants to New York City (Jewish Refugees),” 1938, oil on canvas, 59 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art.

Maynard Dixon (1875-1946),Christmas Eve Procession, Tacos New Mexico, 1931, oil on canvasboard, 15 15/16 x 19 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.

Marianne Stokes, Angels Entertaining the Holy Child, c. 1893, oil canvas. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Roy and Carol Christensen, 2015.

Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890), The Nativity,1881, etching, 6 5/16 x 8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.

James Taylor Hardwood (1860-1940), Cascade City Creek, 1928, colored etching, 8 13/16 x 20 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.

MAHONRI M. YOUNG, THANKSGIVING DAY, 1905 - THE OLD BARN. Mixed Media: watercolor and ink Overall: 26.4 x 36.2 cm (10 3/8 x 14 1/4') Country: North America, Utah, USA Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate

YOU'RE A STRANGER HERE JOHN HAFEN, 1908 Gouache 50.8 x 32.4 cm (20 x 12 3/4') (Image) Overall (Sheet): 57.2 x 36.2 cm (22 1/2 x 14 1/4') 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22') (Mat) Country: North America, Utah, USA Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of German E. Ellsworth.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM MADIGAN WILLIAM MORRIS HUNT c.1866 Oil on canvas 141.6 x 91.4 cm (55 3/4 x 36') Frame: 163.2 x 112.7 cm (64 1/4 x 44 3/8') Country: North America, USA Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jack Stoddard Johnson.

HARVESTED FIELD AT DUSK - 8 EANGER IRVING COUSE c.1891-1904 Oil on canvas 22.9 × 18.1 cm (9 × 7 1/8') Country: North America, USA Brigham Young

Dorothy Weir Young (1890-1947), Chartres, 1931, watercolor, 10 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.

Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), Anna on the Balcony of Duveneck’s Studio, 1883, oil on canvas, 77 x 47 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.