Deborah Butterfield (b. 1949)
Red Branch, 2007
Cast bronze
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946)
Iesaka Waken, 1922
Oil on canvas
David Levinthal (b. 1949)
The Wild West Series, 1987-1989
Polaroid Polacolor ER print
Icons Past and Present
Maverick Art explores how imagery from the era of westward expansion - primarily that of the Plains Indian warrior and the cowboy - continues to influence visual culture in the modern West. Whether a nostalgic celebration of historic icons from an outsider's perspective, or the reclamation of Indigenous imagery and materials by artists from inside the culture, this section reveals a dialogue between established symbols from a narrative past and the contemporary response.