An engrossing exploration of conflicting and complex narratives about the American West and its Native American heritage, violent colonial settlement, and natural history Drawing upon the mythic figure of William F. Cody, or “Buffalo Bill,” the Buffalo Bill Center of the West (BBCW) is complex of five museums in Cody, Wyoming, that celebrate the “spirit […]
Shattering Perspectives: A Teaching Collection of African Ceramics. A collaborative, student-generated exhibition catalog exploring ceramic arts from across the African continent through vessels and objects from the permanent collection at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at Colorado State University. Edited by David M. M. Riep, Ph.D. Features original research on ceramic arts across the […]
The use of the visual arts as an expression of identity is not a new concept. Archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians have long established the notion that material culture can express group identity through repeated codes of cultural symbols that form unique styles. Such styles can be recognized by cultural “outsiders,” and help contribute to […]
