When the LDS artist Gary Kapp was 13 years old he would spend hours and hours looking at Arnold Friberg’s pictures from the Book of Mormon. Kapp credits Friberg for providing the inspiration to become an artist.

Kapp graduated from LDS owned BYU and studied one summer under another famous Mormon artist, Kenneth Riley. Like Friberg, Kapp went to work for Hollywood, spending nearly ten years creating artwork for various films. After a success commercial art career, Kapp went to painting full time. Also like Friberg, Kapp painted numerous western scenes.

The LDS artist attributes much of his success to his own Mormon pioneer heritage. The artists work hangs in galleries in Texas, Arizona, Wyoming and in major collections throughout the United States.

Although he has not achieved the massive success of Friberg, Kapp plays an important role in the modern LDS art world.

Harry Anderson painting, The Second Coming, will likely be recognized by LDS church members. It is much like Arnold Friberg’s famous paintings of the Book of Mormon. But LDS church members may not be familiar with the artists who created them.

Like Friberg, Harry Anderson was born in Chicago and attended a University in the state of Illinois. He didn’t grow up Mormon and never became a member. In his sophomore year in college the then undiscovered artist enrolled in a still-life painting class to fill an elective. It’s then that he discovered his hidden artistic talent.

Struggling as an artist during the great depression luck found his way and he slowly started receiving commissions from National magazines. So like Arnold Friberg he worked as a commercial artist in his younger years.

After joining the Seventh Day Adventist church, Anderson started painting pictures of Jesus Christ. The artist would switch between commercials artwork and painting pictures of Christ. The Mormon Church commissioned Anderson for a painting for the 1964 world’s fair. He would do a lot of artwork for the Mormon church, but never became a member. He refused to do any paintings about the Book of Mormon or the restoration.