Albert Bierstadt & the Legacy of Concern

In celebration of the continuing fascination with Bierstadt’s painting, Hetch Hetchy Canyon, this spring the Museum will feature its iconic work alongside special guests in a Collection Spotlight. On loan from private collection, two of the artist’s other western paintings will also be on display. These loans demonstrate Bierstadt’s continuing concern with the plight of the natural world and provide context for artist and his work. Also, on view for the first time, a print by Thomas Moran together with other photographs that complement and expand our understanding of Bierstadt’s approach to the “West” as a theme in American art.