C. C. a. Christensen: A Mormon Visionary - Couverture souple

Champoux, Jennifer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0252089219 ISBN 13 : 9780252089213

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2026

Synopsis

Carl Christian Anton (C. C. A.) Christensen left paintings that provide unique glimpses into the beliefs and life experiences of nineteenth-century members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Christensen took his subject matter from the Book of Mormon and the Church's early history, painting widely admired scenes and panoramas that portrayed, retold, and interpreted the past.

Drawing on the artist's voluminous writings, Jennifer Champoux illuminates Christensen's influential art, including recently rediscovered works. Christensen received Church commissions and approval and helped shape Latter-day Saints' vision of themselves. Over time the work of other artists eclipsed his achievements, but a twenty-first century revival of interest began to restore his reputation. Champoux also profiles how Christensen's expansive activities outside of the art world gave him a unique vantage point for chronicling how the Latter-day Saint faith and culture evolved in Utah.

A revealing intellectual biography, C. C. A. Christensen offers a rare in-depth look at a major Latter-day Saint artist.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jennifer Champoux is the director of the Book of Mormon Art Catalog. She is coauthor of Picturing Christ: Understanding Depictions of Jesus in History and Art and coeditor of Approaching the Tree: Interpreting 1 Nephi 8.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0252089219
• ISBN 13: 9780252089213
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 154
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• Personne responsable: non disponible