NEW Minerva Teichert Gallery Exhibit
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has opened the largest Minerva Teichert art exhibit ever assembled at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City. Minerva’s art is beloved by millions and has become a special source of inspiration and delight to those who are familiar with her work.
Since the 1930s the Church has been major supporter and patron of the many works of art by Minerva Teichert. From canvas art to large murals - from small chapels to large temples, minerva’s passion and hard work is beautifully on display in many places around the western states. “Just assembling this amount of her work into one place, is almost a miracle.” says Silas Duncan, a descendant of Minerva Teichert.
The title of the exhibit is “With This Covenant in My Heart: The Art and Faith of Minerva Teichert” It comes from Teichert’s account of her battle with illness during the 1918 influenza pandemic. During her worst night she would later recall “I promised the Lord if I’d finished my work and he’d give me some more, I’d gladly do it,” she then said later. “With this covenant in my heart, I began to live.”
Christ in His Red Robe has been unseen for several years as it has been in conservation cleaning and restoration. Minerva Teichert painted this piece in 1945, during the hardest days of WWII
