Charles Christian Eisele, born in 1854, was a native of Essling, Germany. Little is known about his life prior to his immigration to the United States in 1869, where he would produce a large number of works inspired by the vast, mountainous terrain of the Midwest. His work, primarily landscapes, drew considerable attention in Utah, which he visited in 1887, and again in 1889, when he was commissioned by the World's Fair Commission of Utah to produce a painting of Salt Lake City for the World’s Columbian Exposition.

The often spiritual nature of his work has earned him recognition in modern academic works on the Mormon faith, signaling the value of his contribution to the Midwest’s cultural and spiritual history. Information on Eisel...