E. Keith Eddington

Elmo Keith Eddington (July 19, 1923 – November 18, 2007) was an American artist and graphic designer from Utah. He fought in World War II. He was a professor at the University of Utah, and later at Brigham Young University. He is noted for his portraiture and for his large painting of Jesus Christ that hangs in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Early life Elmo Keith Eddington was born on July 19, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Elmo Eddington and Rhea Felt. Eddington served in the 86th Infantry Division, known as the Blackhawks, during World War II. He served in the European and Pacific theaters. He left, however, to pursue his professional art career.

During his career he had designed and illustrated for clients such as Cadillac, Transamerica, and Motorola. He also made a painting of Jesus Christ that is now displayed in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Personal life Eddington married June Anderson on June 30, 1944, in Alexandria, Louisiana. The couple was later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on November 3, 1959. The couple had seven children together. Eddington died in his home on November 18, 2007.