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Artist
Adrian Lamb, 1901 - 1988
Copy after
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Joseph Smith, 23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Date
1971
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 73.7 x 58.4 x 2.5cm (29 x 23 x 1")
Frame: 91.4 x 76.2 x 8.9cm (36 x 30 x 3 1/2")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Joseph Smith: Male
Joseph Smith: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Joseph Smith: Literature\Writer\Religious writer
Joseph Smith: Religion and Spirituality\Founder
Joseph Smith: Religion and Spirituality\Founder\Founder of religious order
Joseph Smith: Religion and Spirituality\Religious leader
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Independence, Missouri
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.71.43
Exhibition Label
Born Sharon, Vermont
During the 1820s, the religious movement called the Second Great Awakening was particularly powerful in upstate New York, an area known as the “Burned Over District” for its impassioned revivals. Amidst this fervid religiosity, Joseph Smith founded what came to be known officially as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830. Followers are popularly known as Mormons, a name derived from their principal sacred text, the Book of Mormon.
Seeking freedom from persecution, Smith and his followers migrated west—first to Ohio, then Missouri. In 1839 they settled in Commerce, Illinois, which they renamed Nauvoo. Smith ran for president in 1844 on a platform that included abolishing slavery by 1850. With his leadership under fierce attack by Mormon dissenters, Smith ordered the destruction of a hostile newspaper and was murdered. Today, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a worldwide membership of over sixteen million.
Nacido en Sharon, Vermont
En la década de 1820, el movimiento religioso llamado Segundo Gran Despertar fue especialmente fuerte en el estado de Nueva York, en un área conocida como el “distrito en llamas” por su entusiasta avivamiento. En medio de este fervor, Joseph Smith fundó en 1830 la que se llamó oficialmente Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días. Sus seguidores se conocen como mormones por referencia a su principal texto sagrado: el Libro de Mormón.
Huyendo de la persecución, Smith y sus seguidores migraron al oeste, primero a Ohio y luego a Misuri. En 1839 se radicaron en Commerce, Illinois, que llamaron Nauvoo. Smith se postuló para la presidencia en 1844, prometiendo abolir la esclavitud para 1850. Ante la feroz oposición de un sector mormón disidente, Smith ordenó destruir un periódico hostil y fue asesinado. Hoy, la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días tiene más de 16 millones de miembros en el mundo.
