Minerva teichert biography books

American painter of Western and LDS art (1888–1976)

Minerva Bernetta Kohlhepp Teichert (August 28, 1888 – May 3, 1976) was a 20th-century American artist who painted Western and Mormon subjects, including murals of scenes from the Book of Mormon.^[1] She received her art education from the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Religious-themed artwork by Teichert includes Christ in a Red Robe, Queen Esther, and Rescue of the Lost Lamb. She painted 42 murals related to stories in the Book of Mormon which reside in Brigham Young University's (BYU) Museum of Art.

Teichert was the first woman invited to paint a mural for an LDS Church temple.^[2]

Early life

Minerva Teichert was born on August 28, 1888, in Ogden, Utah Territory.^[3] She was the second of ten children born to Frederick John Kohlhepp, a railroad wo