Utah artist best known for painting of George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge dies at 96
By APThursday, July 1, 2010
Utah artist known for Washington painting dies
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah artist best known for his painting of George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge has died.
Arnold Friberg’s daughter-in-law says he died at age 96 on Thursday at a Salt Lake City rehabilitation center following hip replacement surgery.
Friberg, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also painted portraits of figures from the Book of Mormon.
A recorded message at Friberg Fine Art in Salt Lake City said the office will be closed until Tuesday in remembrance of Friberg, who also was nominated for an Academy Award in costume design and painted scenes for the movie “The Ten Commandments.”
Friberg’s “The Prayer at Valley Forge,” which he created to commemorate the United States’ bicentennial in 1976, is currently on display at the Mount Vernon estate in Virginia.
