Arnold Friberg (1913-2010)

Arnold Friberg (1913-2010)

Arnold Friberg, accomplished painter and one of my youngest influences, died recently at the age of 96.

I am a member of the same faith as Mr. Friberg and so grew up seeing his paintings in my copy of the holy scriptures.  His compositions, colors, and designs impressed upon the viewer the sacred nature of the prophets and their words.  Even when I was four years old and could not understand the words that they accompanied, I felt the spirit and truth clearly conveyed.  His work opened up doors for future LDS artists to brave the path of speaking to people through art.  We’ll miss him.

Greg Newbold, who had the opportunity of meeting him, wrote a wonderful and informative entry on his blog, which you may read here.

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