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The Autry’s Collecting Community History Initiative: The West During COVID-19

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Topics: The Autry's Collecting Community History Initiative, Collections

By Tyree Boyd-Pates, Associate Curator

Several weeks ago, we launched our Collecting Community History Initiative: The West During COVID-19.  Within that time, we have received a slew of submissions. This week’s blog post highlights the diversity of the masks across the West.

As states have required individuals to wear face masks in public, communities of all sorts are using their creativity to design their homemade facemasks to free-up other PPE masks for medical professionals. Using their creativity and ingenuity, we have seen many creative kinds similar to those that have gone viral across social media. Here are several and the stories behind them:

Each facemask above offer glimpses into how individuals—and their communities—are asserting their identities even amidst the pandemic. Which one was your favorite?

Look out for future blog posts highlighting other submissions similar to this. We are excited to partner with you to log your account about the West during COVID-19.

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
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