Myths made manifest

Author

Thorson, Alice

Document type

Compte rendu d'exposition

Language

English

Source

New art examiner. 1991, Num. 2, Vol. 19, 16-19, 7 ill.

ISSN

0886-8115

Abstract (en)

Reviews the exhibition, The West as America: reinterpreting images of the frontier, 1820-1920, at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, spring 1991, which attacked Western colonialist expansion, presenting evidence of greed, racism, sexism, and environmental despoliation. Proposes that it inaugurated a new, more culturally responsible role for the museum; discusses the reception of the exhibition, noting that political conservatives have polarized the multiculturalism issue into an issue pitting Western civilization against others.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• United States, Western
• Painting
• United States
• 1800-2000
• Colonialism
• Politics
• Conservatism
• Multiculturalism
• Exhibitions
• Smithsonian American Art Museum||Washington, DC (USA)
• Iconography
• Museums

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Etats-Unis de l'Ouest
• Peinture
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-2000
• Colonialisme
• Politique
• Conservatisme
• Pluralisme culturel
• Exposition
• Smithsonian American Art Museum||Washington, DC (USA)
• Iconographie
• Musée

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19921001-00433310

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