Tag: Tom Alder

Tom Alder, in his Salt Lake City home, stands in front of a painting by Lewis Ramsey he received from his mother along with the story of a stolen wedding ring.

Whispers, Legends and Utah Art: Remembering Tom Alder (1950 – 2018)

By Shawn Rossiter on July 29, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Early on in our relationship, Tom Alder had to convince me on an important point: a lack of evidence should not get in the way of a good story. Evidence should be sought, Tom conceded, arguments for plausibility laid out, but ultimately, if nothing disproved a story or […]

Loaded with Color The Art of John Henri Moser

By Tom Alder on November 3, 2008 • ( 1 Comment )

A couple of years ago, when I was a junior fledgling writer for 15 Bytes, I presented two conflicting stories in the June 2006 edition of 15 Bytes about Henri Moser (1876-1951) and his Logan Ninth Ward Mural. At the time I was a mortgage banker and frustrated thesis writer, […]