As an art and fashion historian, Brontë Hebdon has built her career at the intersection of materiality, belief, and women’s creative labor. Her research has been supported by the Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship in Textile and Fashion History at the Royal Ontario Museum and NYU’s Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship, and her curatorial work for the Center has illuminated the visual culture and belief systems of the Latter-day Saint tradition with the poise of someone who understands both scholarship and story.

To make her list, the scholar gathered artworks that spoke to her interests and expertise: historically significant works, textile pieces, and female contemporary artists. Her chosen ten works offer a tactile, thoughtful lens on legacy—what we inherit, what we preserve, and what continues to unfold in the hands of artists today.

1.

Emily Hawkins
Dancing dress
Monotype on paper, 30 x 22 inches

2.

Georgina Bringas (Mexican, born 1975)
La vibración del tiempo (2018)
VHS tape, computer fans; dimensions variable
Previously displayed at Great Awakening: Vision and Synthesis in Contemporary, Latter-day Saint Art

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3.

Stephanie Leitch (American)
Untitled Congregation (2013)
sacrament cups, pipette tips, acrylic monofilament, audio
Previously installed at Materializing Mormonism

4.

Elise Wehle (American, b. 1986)
My Mother Lit a Fire Before Me (2024)
Pressed plants, acrylic paint, and paper, 24 x 40 inches
Used with artist’s permission

5.

Sarah Ann Burbage Long (American, born England, 1817-1878)
Brigham Young and His Friends (c. 1864)
Oil on canvas, 33 x 43 inches
Church History Museum
Previously displayed at Work & Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art

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6.

Susana Silva (Argentine)
Tocapu (2025)
CNC and hand-cut paper, 61 x 61 inches
On display now at Instrumentos de silencio

7.

Rose Marie Reid (American, 1906-1908)
“The Relief Society Suit” (1954)
Lycra and sequins, about 42 x 16 x 8 inches
Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections
Previously displayed at Work & Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art

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8.

Stephanie Kelly Clark
Finding Life (2020)
Embroidery on fabric, 24 x 36 inches

9.

Ann Eckford (American, 1836-1918)
Nauvoo Temple Sampler (1846-49)
Textile, 18 x 12 inches
Church History Museum
Previously displayed at Work & Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art

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10.

Paige Crosland Anderson (American, b. 1989)
Again, Glorified (Atonement Triptych) (2019)
Oil on panel, 36 x 80 inches
Used with artist’s permission
Previously displayed at Work & Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art