(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The LDS Church was poised last year to remove three original paintings by LDS artist Minerva Teichert from an east Salt Lake City chapel, including “Shepherds of Bethlehem,” left, and “Three women encountering an angel at the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea." A new legal battle has erupted over who owns the paintings.
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