Who Claims the American West?
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum challenges the old mythology of the frontier
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A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum challenges the old mythology of the frontier
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Currently on view at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is an exhibition titled “Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea.” This collaborative exhibition takes a critical look at Western narratives and who those narratives have historically amplified — or silenced. Devoted to Affirming Inclusivity The UMFA recently welcomed a new senior curator: Alisa...
The Many Wests exhibition at UMFA challenges the mythology of the American west by centering overlooked and marginalized perspectives.