Minerva Teichert Art Gallery

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Lost Art of the Provo Tabernacle Fire

Minerva Teichert’s original oil painting “Restoration of the Priesthood” was destroyed in the Provo Tabernacle fire. The remnants of this work of art is now on display as part of the large Minerva Teichert exhibit at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Of the several works of art that were consumed in the Tabernacle fire in Provo, Utah only one was an original oil painting, the rest were printed copies. Titled “Restoration of the Priesthood” the original Teichert painting hung in the Tabernacle for many years. A small portion of the painting was salvaged from the debris and is on display at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church History Museum in Salt, Lake City, Utah.

The only surviving portion of the Minerva Teichert painting that was destroyed in the Provo Tabernacle fire of 2010.