MINERVA TEICHERT: BOOK OF MORMON HIGHLIGHTS
To Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), painting was more than a profession. It was a divine calling, a mission she felt compelled to work on every day. She was one of few Western women in the early twentieth century to receive formal art training at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Art Students League in New York City. During Teichert’s time in New York, her teacher American artist Robert Henri encouraged her to paint the “Mormon story.” She boldly took up this commission, painting many scenes from the Mormon history and also assuming the task of illustrating the Book of Mormon.
The BYU Museum of Art owns the complete set of the 42 murals from Teichert’s Book of Mormon series, as well as a few other painting of Book of Mormon topics. From 1949-1951, she completely dedicated herself to this task, referring to it as the “greatest joy as well as the toughest job I ever hope to undertake.” Teichert’s murals present a dramatic synopsis of the story of the Book of Mormon. She captures the human dimension and the emotion of the stories of familiar scriptural figures, such as Nephi, Sariah, Alma, and Captain Moroni. Through her images, we can see the Book of Mormon through fresh eyes.
Prints of several of these artworks are available for purchase on the MOA Store website. You can browse here.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'A Battle at the River Sidon,' C. 1949 - 1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'A Battle at the River Sidon,' C. 1949 - 1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Alma Baptizes in the Waters of Mormon,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Alma Baptizes in the Waters of Mormon,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Alma Overcomes Amlici,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Alma Overcomes Amlici,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Ammon Before King Limhi,' c.1949-1951, oil on board, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Ammon Before King Limhi,' c.1949-1951, oil on board, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Ammon Saves the King’s Flocks,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Ammon Saves the King’s Flocks,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichart (1888-1976), 'An Angle Appears to Alma and the Sons of Mosiah,' C. 1949-1951, Oil on Board, 36 x 48 Inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichart (1888-1976), 'An Angle Appears to Alma and the Sons of Mosiah,' C. 1949-1951, Oil on Board, 36 x 48 Inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Answer of Lachoneus,' c.1949-1951, oil on linen on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Answer of Lachoneus,' c.1949-1951, oil on linen on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Christ in America,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 x 46 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Christ in America,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 x 46 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Christian Converts,' c.1949-1951, oil on board, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Christian Converts,' c.1949-1951, oil on board, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The City of Gid,' C.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The City of Gid,' C.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Death of Amalackiah,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 3/4 x 47 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Death of Amalackiah,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 3/4 x 47 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Defense of a Nephite City,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Defense of a Nephite City,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Destruction on the Western Continent,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Destruction on the Western Continent,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Earthquake,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Earthquake,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Escape of Alma’s People,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Escape of Alma’s People,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Escape of King Limhi and His People,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Escape of King Limhi and His People,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Flight,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Flight,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Gadianton’s Band,' c.1949-1951, oil on board, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Gadianton’s Band,' c.1949-1951, oil on board, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Helaman’s Striplings/Samuel the Lamanite,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Helaman’s Striplings/Samuel the Lamanite,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Journey of the Jaredites Across Asia,' c.1949-1951, oil on linen on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Journey of the Jaredites Across Asia,' c.1949-1951, oil on linen on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'King Benjamin’s Farewell Address,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'King Benjamin’s Farewell Address,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Lamanite Maidens,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Lamanite Maidens,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Last Battle Between the Nephites and the Lamanites,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Last Battle Between the Nephites and the Lamanites,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Law on the Plates of Brass,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Law on the Plates of Brass,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Lehi in the Dessert,' c.1964, oil on canvas, 81 7/16 x 103 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Charles and Laurie Teichert Eastwood, 2008.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Lehi in the Dessert,' c.1964, oil on canvas, 81 7/16 x 103 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Charles and Laurie Teichert Eastwood, 2008.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Loading the Ship,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Loading the Ship,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Love Story,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Love Story,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Meeting with Lamoni’s Father,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 47 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Meeting with Lamoni’s Father,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 47 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Morianton’s Maidservant,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Morianton’s Maidservant,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Moroni: The Last Nephite,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Moroni: The Last Nephite,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Moroni and the Title of Liberty,' c.1930, oil on canvas, 72 x 108 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1949.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Moroni and the Title of Liberty,' c.1930, oil on canvas, 72 x 108 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1949.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Mosiah Discovers Zarahemla,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 47 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Mosiah Discovers Zarahemla,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 47 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Mosiah Interprets the Jaredite Stone,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Mosiah Interprets the Jaredite Stone,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Nephi, the Builder, Forging Swords,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Nephi, the Builder, Forging Swords,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 7/8 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Nephi Bound,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 47 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Nephi Bound,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 47 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Nephi Leads His Followers into the Wilderness,' c.1940, oil on plywood, 29 1/8 x 47 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1959.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Nephi Leads His Followers into the Wilderness,' c.1940, oil on plywood, 29 1/8 x 47 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1959.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Promised Land,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 41 5/8 x 53 11/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Promised Land,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 41 5/8 x 53 11/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Record of the Jaredites,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Record of the Jaredites,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Sacrament,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Sacrament,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Ship of Hagoth,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Ship of Hagoth,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Title of Liberty,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'The Title of Liberty,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Treachery of Amalickiah,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Treachery of Amalickiah,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 35 15/16 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Treasures in Exchange for the Plates of Brass,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Treasures in Exchange for the Plates of Brass,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Trial of Abinadi,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), 'Trial of Abinadi,' c.1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969.
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