Journal
My Grandmother, Minerva Teichert
I'm going to try to tell you something you haven't heard before about my grandmother, Minerva Teichert.
She's my maternal grandmother, and after her death in 1976, she became very popular in LDS circles. She has been the subject of articles, theses, lectures, books, videos, and multiple exhibits, with copies of her works appearing in many meeting houses and temples. Forgive me if I use the terms Minerva, Grandma, and Teichert interchangeably.
10 Works You Should Know: Brontë Hebdon
As an art and fashion historian, Brontë Hebdon has built her career at the intersection of materiality, belief, and women’s creative labor. 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.
Podcast transcription: Brontë Hebdon and the Church's Visual Culture
Glen Nelson: Hello and welcome to another episode in our podcast series. In the studio today we have Brontë Hebdon, a PhD student at the prestigious Institute of Fine Arts in New York City. The institute has produced many of the world's leading art historians, museum directors, curators, and conservators. It's a graduate program of New York University, and it is housed in the former Duke mansion on Fifth Avenue near the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Brontë is Marica and Jan Vilcek fellow, and her focus is art from the 19th century, from France, Georgian Britain, and fashion. She earned a BA degree in art history and curatorial studies at BYU in 2016 and a master's from the Institute of Fine Arts in 2018. So welcome Brontë. It's great to have you here. What an exciting adventure education you're having.