Notable Mormon artists include sculptors, painters, architects, and photographers who are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Architects like Truman Angell, who designed the Salt Lake Temple, and painters like Arnold Friberg, an Academy Award nominee who illustrated reprints of the LDS Book of Mormon, have represented Mormonism in their work. Others, like many secular artists, keep their personal beliefs separate from their work. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, with 14.1 million adherents and 50,000 missionaries worldwide, is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint Movement, inspired by Joseph Smith's message. Founded in 1830, the church models its teachings on Smith's original Church of Christ. The unique Mormon culture, centered in the Intermountain West, emphasizes family and adheres to a health code called the Word of Wisdom, which prohibits tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and other addictive substances.
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Earl W. BascomArt ArchitectureEarl W. Bascom worked as a cowboy artist and joined the Royal Society of Art.
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Arnold FribergArt ArchitectureArnold Friberg illustrated and painted The Prayer at Valley Forge. He also made Academy Award-nominated paintings for The Ten Commandments and Book of Mormon scenes in the LDS Book of Mormon.
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Gutzon BorglumArt ArchitectureGutzon Borglum is the sculptor famous for the U.S. president heads on Mount Rushmore.
0 - 4Avard FairbanksArt Architecture
Avard Fairbanks sculpted three statues. These statues sit in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
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LeConte StewartArt ArchitectureLeConte Stewart was an artist. He once led the art department at the University of Utah.
Also ranks #126 on Famous University Of Utah Alumni
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Charles Roscoe SavageArt ArchitectureCharles Roscoe Savage was a photographer from the 19th century.
0 - 7Minerva TeichertArt Architecture
Minerva Teichert painted Western and Mormon subjects. She also created murals showing Book of Mormon scenes.
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Mahonri YoungArt ArchitectureMahonri Young sculpted the This Is The Place Monument and the Seagull Monument in Salt Lake City.
Also ranks #197 on Famous Sculptors
0 - 10James C.Art Architecture
James C. painted Christensen fantasy scenes. He retired as a professor at Brigham Young University.
0 - 12Ed "Big Daddy" RothArt Architecture
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was an artist. He customized cars. He created the Rat Fink character.
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