Current Exhibition
The Photographs of Edward S. Curtis from the Collection of the Rockwell Museum of Western Art 1/15/10 - 5/9/10
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Beginning in 1889, Edward Sherriff Curtis spent more than 40 years photographing and documenting the Native peoples of North America, taking more than 40,000 photographs and amassing a staggering archive of documentary material about North American tribes. This exhibition will feature 40 photographic prints from the Rockwell Museum's permanent collection.
Edward S. Curtis, A Zuni Governor, 1925 (negative), copper-plate photogravure in sepia ink on Van Gelder paper, The North American Indian, Portfolio 17, plate 607.
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Human/Nature: Artists as Explorers in the Early West 1/15/10 - 5/9/10
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The mythology of The West began with humans, nature, and human nature.
In the days before photography, European trained artists often traveled with scouts and early pioneers of The West to visually catalogue the landscape, cultures, and animals they encountered. The artists that will be exhibited were responsible for documenting the new frontiers of The West in ways that would encourage the further exploration and settlement by European-Americans.
From simple maps and portraits to idealized landscapes, the mysteries of "The West" were unveiled, the mythology launched, and European settlement begun.
Alfred Jacob Miller, Crow Chief on Lookout, 1840, oil on paperboard. Bequeathed by Clara S. Peck.
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