Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), Washday on the Plains, 1938, oil on canvas, 42 x 94 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of the Teichert Family Collection.
This
week we celebrate Pioneer Day on July 24, which is Utah’s state
holiday. Minerva Teichert produced scenes of her Mormon Pioneer heritage
in the living room of her Cokeville, Wyoming ranch home and
participated in civic celebrations of Pioneer Day. Washday on the Plains
conveys the resolute commitment of the pioneers’ posterity to remember
the heroism and dedication of their forebearers in trekking to the
Mountain West. Minerva made sure that the vital role of women in this
epic was not forgotten. These industrious pioneers embody both strength
and beauty in their crisp patchwork fashions.
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