5 thoughts on “Lewis A. Ramsey’s Moroni”

1. But how could we accept the validity of this Moroni without the bulging muscles and shiny armor?

   I like this image of a young man. How did our angelic images become older men? Was it to imply the wisdom of age, or the “whiteness” of purity?

2. We really have let the Friberg images overwhelm our imagination, haven’t we? I like seeing “new” images for the very response you mention: what else might we think about these scriptures if our mental images weren’t so tied to that single well-worn possibility?

3. Actually, the iconic images of Mormon compiling the plates while sitting on a jaguar rug was painted by Tom Lovell, a highly successful cowboy artist.

   He was a close friend of Harry Anderson (who did the New Testament series we’re familiar with), and due to that connection was commissioned to do a series of 20 paintings covering the restoration of the Church. He finished three (the other two are Moroni Burying the Plates and Moroni Appearing in Joseph Smith’s Bedroom) but then asked to be released from the contract due to a conflict with his personal religious beliefs. I sure wish he would have finished the series, though.

4. You got me, TOClark. I don’t even recognize Tom Lovell’s name.

5. TOClark – I smell a good Keepa blog post there.

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