© Maynard Dixon, Sasabe, 1941, Oil on canvas board,12 x 16", The Hays Collection
Now showing in the Special Exhibitions Gallery is an engaging exhibition that is sure to rouse emotion and thought in the viewer. Maynard Dixon lived from 1875 to 1946 and was able to capture the beauty and existence of the great frontier west. This exhibition not only showcases Dixon’s variety of paintings and drawings but also provides memorabilia from the A.P. Hays Collection and the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. These memorabilia give the audience an account of Dixon’s struggles, opinions, loves, careers, and life. Of the memorabilia is an exchange of Christmas greeting cards between Dixon and the famed Charles M. Russell, painted by each respectively.
One painting by Dixon in particular depicts a landscape of the western plains. Appropriately titled, The Plains, this painting is wonderfully surreal in its magnificence. The audience can see a rainstorm falling from a cluster of majestic clouds in the distance. With over 75 drawings, small paintings and 15 studio paintings, both similar and different from The Plains, this exhibition shows the diversity, splendor, and beauty of the western frontier as well as the person of Maynard Dixon. A truly informational and moving exhibition, Space Silence Spirit: Maynard Dixon's West is worth a re-visit to the museum and a definite must see to those who have yet to visit us!
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