Untold Legacies: Rethinking the American Cowboy Sheds Light on the Diversity of the American West

Untold Legacies: Rethinking the American Cowboy weaves together history, pop culture, and the arts. It will feature works by five local artists who are recontextualizing and reimagining the American Cowboy through their artworks. Lorenzo Baker, Hely Omar Gonzalez, Nia S. Lane, Daniel Tyree Gaitor-Lomack, and Brooklyn Sabino Smith are highlighting the significant contributions of Spanish, Mexican, Native American, and African Americans to the cowboy tradition, from its vaquero beginnings to its complex American legacy. The exhibition will also feature contemporary urban equestrian groups educating youth in their communities and schools to carry on the cowboy legacy. Woven throughout the exhibition is historical information about Black, Brown, and Indigenous people of color whose skills and labor contributed to the West.