“One of the common themes throughout Minerva Teichert’s painting is the theme of early Latter-day Saint pioneers. Minerva spoke of stories her grandmother would tell how Saints would wash their clothes and bathe before they would enter the Salt Lake Valley. They wanted to put on their best clothes and feel like they had finally arrived. There was a sense of pride and personal esteem that made them want to, as Minerva’s grandmother said “Adorn themselves accordingly.”” Reference: minervateichertgallery.com Reproduced from the artist''s original artwork Oil on Masonite. Painted 1936.