Alice Merrill Horne
"If God spoke to Emma Smith concerning music and art, should not we, the recipients of benefits, from that "turning of the key" be glad to preach the gospel of beauty? Eliza R. Snow heard the music and sang. She blessed me with a message of what I should do when I was but a little child. In the presence of Sisters Zinda, Bathsheba, Rachel Grant, Emmaline Wells and a dozen others I could name, she blessed me to bring forward a work which no one else could do and which would bring great joy in its accomplishment. That call has never ceased. It induced me to bring forward a law in the third state legislature for the promotion of fine arts and when asked to suggest a study for our year's work, I knew what it was to be. You all know the response. Every passing cloud, every hill-line, each patch of color, became charged with a message of beauty to a great multitude of observing and loving women. Let us take up again this study of art in our society with the hope that the gospel of beauty may dispel much of the ugliness which grips the race. Remembering always that it is our privilege to flood the world with the beautiful and good." April, 1920 issue
I love this quote! I didn't know who Alice Merrill Horne was but had the chance to research her life. She was incredible!! She was a mother to five children. She was an artist herself and became a member of the Utah House of Representatives, the second women to be elected to that office and she was devoted to promoting the arts. She saw to that art collections were put in 37 different schools so that children could be exposed to art no matter their financial circumstance. The state art collection is actually named the Alice Art Collection. With her help, several artists were sent to Paris to study the masters and come back and paint murals for the temple. She was a devoted member of the church and was a member of the Relief Society general board for 14 years. What an amazing lady!!!
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