Catalogue of an exhibition held October 3, 2015-January 10, 2016 at the Tacoma Art Museum; Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, Ga.: February 20-May 22, 2016; The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY: June 23-September 11, 2016.
The Lewis and Clark expedition holds an unrivaled position in the American imagination. Over the course of two hundred years, the expedition has become one of the primary symbols of American identity: rugged individuals conquering the entire breadth of a continent and defining a new nation. This book reevaluates the expedition and its impact on American culture. Following the spirit of intense documentation in the journals of Lewis and Clark, it presents a visual journal of recent art that examines the increasingly complex relationship between the land and contemporary culture. Mainstream contemporary works as well as recent art created in traditional and innovative Native American techniques, such as carving, beadwork, and basketry, are featured. Nationally noted artists include Robert Adams, Anne Appleby, Michael Brophy, Joe Feddersen, James Lavadour, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Rock Hushkais associate curator of the Tacoma Art Museum.Thomas Red Owl Haukaasis a writer and artist.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition Best of the Northwest: Selected Paintings from the Collection which appears at Tacoma Art Museum from June 23, 2012 through March 17, 2012.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Eloquent Silver Curve: The Jewelry of Flora Book which appears at Tacoma Art Museum from July 30, 2011 through February 5, 2012.
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