Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined

Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined is on display through August 11 at the Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council. The exhibit is open Tuesday – Friday from 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-3pm. Admission is free!

Westward expansion was one of the most transformational elements in American life throughout the nineteenth century. Printed imagery played an important role in the dissemination of knowledge and understanding about the West and those who inhabited it. Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined features 48 hand-colored engravings and lithographs that explore these depictions and the influence artists had on the perception of the wild west.