Two paintings, a woman in blue and white cloth on the left and a man wrapped in white cloth on the right
Image Credit

Left: Ernest Blumenschein, American, 1874–1960, White Blanket and Blue Spruce. 1922. Oil on linen mounted on paperboard; 34⅛ × 28⅛ in. (86.7 × 71.4 cm). Collection of Vaughn O. Vennerberg II, Dallas, Texas. Courtesy Sotheby's. Right: Gerald Cassidy, Midday Sun, North Africa, 1920s. Oil paint on canvas; 64 × 51½ in. (162.6 × 130.8 cm). Private collection. Photography courtesy Denver Art Museum.

Near East to Far West: A Closer Look

Petrie Institute of Western American Art's 17th Annual Symposium
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Left: Ernest Blumenschein, American, 1874–1960, White Blanket and Blue Spruce. 1922. Oil on linen mounted on paperboard; 34⅛ × 28⅛ in. (86.7 × 71.4 cm). Collection of Vaughn O. Vennerberg II, Dallas, Texas. Courtesy Sotheby's. Right: Gerald Cassidy, Midday Sun, North Africa, 1920s. Oil paint on canvas; 64 × 51½ in. (162.6 × 130.8 cm). Private collection. Photography courtesy Denver Art Museum.

Overview

The exhibition Near East to Far West: Fictions of French and American Colonialism is the first to reveal the important roots of western American art in nineteenth-century French Orientalism. Exploring the diffusion of Orientalism in context of two expanding empires, France into North Africa and the United States into the West, the project considers the legacies of colonial representation. In preparation for the opening of the exhibition in March 2023, this symposium features presentations by leading scholars who explore its main themes and concerns.

Advanced registration is required. The Petrie Institute of Western American Art's 17th annual symposium will be conducted in person as well as virtually. If attending in person, your registration will include a light breakfast with coffee and tea, a lunch, and after-symposium reception. All who register will receive a Welcome Letter and schedule.

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In-person tickets: Students $20, Museum Friends $45, Members $55, Nonmembers $65

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Speakers

  • Dr. Jennifer Olmsted, Associate Professor of Art History at Wayne State University
    • Shifting Visions, Divided Allegiances: French Images of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1798-1848
  • Dr. Emily C. Burns, Director of the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of the Art of the American West and an Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Oklahoma
    • Performing Indigeneity in U.S. World’s Fairs, 1893-1904
  • Dr. Christine Garnier, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern California Society of Fellows in the Humanities
    • Proctor in Paris: Menageries, Antiquities, and Imperial Hunts
  • Dr. Robert Warrior (Osage), Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature & Culture at the University of Kansas
    • Orientalism, Romanticism, and the Challenges of Viewing Art Critically

Moderator

  • Patricia Limerick, Professor of History of the American West, University of Colorado Boulder