ALMA BAPTIZES IN THE WATERS OF MORMON

Artist MINERVA TEICHERT (1888-1976)

Date1949-1951

CountryWyoming, USA

MediumOil on masonite

Dimensions91.1 × 121.9 cm (35 7/8 × 48") (Image)
Frame: 106.4 × 136.8 cm (41 7/8 × 53 7/8")

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art

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Object number820038109

DescriptionTwo groups of people flank the left and right sides of a pond, situated in a tropical wilderness. A bare-chested figure standing in the center of the pond is holding another figure in preparation to baptize. A young person is exiting the pond towards the left side while being aided by another individual.

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