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Robert Henri (1865-1929), Indian Girl of New Mexico (a.k.a. Julianita), 1917, oil on canvas, 32 x 26”. Collection of Gilbert Waldman. Photo by Loren Anderson Photography.

Western Spirit extends popular exhibitions to accommodate more visitors

In response to prolonged closures and reduced hours due to the pandemic, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West has extended the dates of some of its biggest exhibitions, including Maynard Dixon’s American West and By Beauty Obsessed: Gilbert Waldman Collects the West. The Dixon exhibit, hailed as one of the most important shows ever exhibited for the artist, will now run through August 2. By Beauty Obsessed will now run through August 23, which should give visitors more time to see Waldman’s exquisite collection of Western art. The collector died in 2020, and the exhibition serves as a memorial to his interest in the West. For more information, visit
www.scottsdalemuseumwest.org.

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John Falter (1910-1982), Chasing the Fire Engine, cover for Saturday Evening Post, June 30, 1956, oil on canvas, 29 x 23¼”

The National Museum of American Illustration hosts online exhibition dedicated to essential workers

Firefighters, doctors, nurses, mail carriers and other essential workers are highlighted in a new online exhibition at the National Museum of American Illustration. “While these times are unprecedented, the Golden Age Illustrators have portrayed many of these critical professions in magazine covers and advertisements. The professions of doctors, firemen, police officers, postal workers, and many more have played critical roles in society throughout the 20th century and continue to prove themselves invaluable today,” the museum notes. “We are beyond grateful for the continuous hard work and courage each essential worker puts forward every day to keep all safe.” Artist in the exhibition include Norman Rockwell, John Falter, Stevan Dohanos and others. Many of the works relate to the period around World War II, but have a relevance to what is happening today. See more at www.americanillustration.org.

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BYU Art Museum presents a new photography show featuring Utah

Now open at the BYU Art Museum in Provo, Utah, is Far Out: The West Re-Seen, Photography of Victoria Sambunaris. The exhibition features photos taken by Sambunaris in Utah and other Western states. The photographer uses a wooden field camera to capture the landscape, and she does not shy away from the human effects on nature. “It is the anomalies of an ordinary landscape that have become the locus of my work: massive warehousing, infinite distribution facilities and systematized shipping terminals,” she explains. She exposes the relationship humans have with the landscape, and in doing so brings up thought-provoking questions of environmental stewardship, sustainability and the effects of industrialization. The exhibition continues through May 1. For more information about the exhibition visit moa.byu.edu. —