The Autry Museum of the American West

neeannmarie
Mar 10
1 min read

This week, we start our exploration of art at The Autry. Situated in Griffith Park, The Autry's exhibit halls are brimming with paintings, sculptures, film memorabilia, photographs, historic firearms, and much more, all connected to the American West.

The Autry boasts one of the largest and most important collections of Indigenous American materials in the United States, with over 600,000 pieces of art and cultural artifacts.

In 2003, the Autry merged with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian and now oversees its extensive collection of Indigenous art and artifacts, which is the second-largest in the U.S., following the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

In class we spent time looking through paintings pulled from Art of the West magazines given to us from the Autry. We gathered up images that resonated with each of us, and began making our own collages.