The Missoula Art Museum (MAM), in Missoula, Montana, was founded in 1975, and is one of the leading contemporary art museums in the Intermountain West. One of the recent exhibitions was An Unnatural History: Animal Images in the MAM Collection.
According to MAM:
“This exhibition represents a small selection of artworks from MAM’s Collection with a focus on the animal as subject matter. Some of the earliest artwork known to humanity are drawings of animals and human figures. Human dependence on animal populations for sustenance through hunting and domestication is the story of our inextricable evolution.”
Shown above is Beyond Opposites, made in 1996 by Brad Rude. Cast bronze.
Another view of Beyond Opposites
Shown above is Untitled, made about 2003 by Francis Pearson. Mixed media.
According to MAM:
“While the piece is a homage to Folk Art, Pearson uses found objects, natural materials, and paint to capture a surprisingly natural gestural of the bird which invites viewers to look more closely.”
Another view of Untitled
Another view of Untitled
Another view of Untitled
Shown above is Dog made about 1982 by E.W. Riley. Wood/paint.
Another view of Dog
Another view of Dog
Shown above is Buffalo made in 1973 by Noah Reifel. Aquatint.
Shown above is Bison Landscape, made in 1990 by Heidi Oberheide. Acrylic and colored pencil on paper.
Shown above is Prairie Fire, made after 1978 by Fay Rummel. Woodcut.
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