by the men of the church on the wall above the choir loft. Sallman came to Iron Mountain to put finishing touches on the painting and attend the dedication at First Covenant Church in May, 1952. It is believed to be the largest painting done by the artist. Sallman named the eleven apostles in the painting (from left to right) James, the lesser; Philip; Matthew; Thaddeus; James, the elder, son of Zebedee; Thomas, the doubter; John, brother of James; Andrew, brother of Simon Peter; Simon Peter, now shepherd of the flock; Simon, the Zealot; Bartholomew. The full figure of Christ can be seen from any elevation when entering the church. Related reading Lundbom, Jack R (2015) Master Painter: Warner E. Sallman (Wipf and Stock; Eugene, Oregon) Morgan, David (1996) Icons of American Protestantism: The Art of Warner Sallman (Yale University Press) Peterson, Sylvia E and Warner Sallman Story of Sallman's The Lord's Supper (Kriebel & Bates/Prt by Warner Press. 1950) See also Heinrich Hofmann References External links Warner E. Sallman Art Collection, Inc. Warner Sallman artwork, Warner Press 1892 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American painters American evangelicals American illustrators American male painters American people of Finnish descent American people of Swedish descent Artists from Chicago School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni 20th-century American male artists