The Diverse American West
MIDDLE: Mark Maggiori (b. 1977), Once Upon a Time, 2020, Oil on canvas.
RIGHT: Kim Wiggins (b. 1959), Frank Chisum-Wild West Icon, 2020, Oil on canvas.
We celebrate Black History Month by honoring the generations of African Americans who helped shape this nation. The American West was a land of new opportunity, people and communities of different cultures who came together and settled the great American landscape. Learn about the black cowboys that helped define our memory of the American West with this educational activity!
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Governor Dolph Briscoe and his wife Janey envisioned a Museum that would preserve the stories and traditions of the American West.
