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Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Art of the Greater West Collection

A collection category dedicated to Art of the Greater West broadens conventional definitions of the West by expanding the scope of the collection’s geographic emphasis to encompass a region generally bounded from Alaska to Patagonia and from Australia to the United States Intermountain West. While this collection’s roots are grounded in the Sierra Nevada/Great Basin region, new acquisitions aim to make connections between the diverse cultures and artistic practices of this super-region.​

Highlights

IMAGE 1: Micqaela Jones-Crouch, Granddaughter's Ride of Futility, 2012. Mixed media, 38 x 50 inches. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, Gift of the artist. IMAGE 2: Maynard Dixon, Edge of Amargosa Desert, 1927, Oil on canvas, 15 3/8 x 19 1/2 inches. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, Gift of Houghton family in memory of Samuel G. Houghton. IMAGE 3: Ana Teresa Fernandez, Erasing the Border (Borrando la Frontera) (still from video), 2012, video, duration: 3 minutes, 31 seconds. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, The Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Art of the Greater West Collection Fund. IMAGE 4: Sonia Falcone, Campo de Color (Color Field) (detail), 2017. Terracotta plates, dry pigments, spices, salts. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, The Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Art of the Greater West Collection Fund IMAGE 5: Blom Pots. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, Gift of John and Brenda Blom. IMAGE 6: Graciela Iturbide, Mujer Angel, Desierto de Sonora (Angel Woman, Sonora Desert), 1979. Gelatin silver print, 13 x 19 inches. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, The Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Art of the Greater West Collection Fund. IMAGE 7: Guillermo Bert, Lukutuwe (Fertility), 2012. Wool and natural dyes, encoded with an Aztec bar code. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, The Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Art of the Greater West Collection Fund, with additional funds provided by Michael and Frances Weber. IMAGE 8: Brian Jungen, Prototype for New Understanding #23, 2005, Nike Air Jordans, 18 ½ x 20 ½ x 5 1/2 inches. Collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, partial gift of Debra and Dennis Scholl and The Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation Art of the Greater West Collection Fund.