How did photography construct cultural memories of postwar America? Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role t…

Water—an essential element of life on Earth—has long played a vital role in shaping human civilization. In Japan, a country made up of islands, water is more than a natural resource. It is a constant presence that surrou…

Coco Fusco’s The Empty Plaza/La Plaza Vacía (2012) layers sound and image as a way to reflect on Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución and its shifting meaning in Cuban public life. Combining contemporary footage with archival…

Making Art History

Making Art History

Making Art History

Image (Left): Archival image of Tony Abeyta during the creation of A Place Where We Emerge at the Heard Museum, 2008. Source: Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives.

In 2012, the Heard Museum created the first American Indian Veterans National Memorial honoring Indigenous warriors.

Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories is the long-running Boarding School exhibition at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ.

Blue Bird Flour is well known for its use in frybread and tortilla recipes, and its logo has become a motif in Native popular culture.

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An Unflinching Look is an examination of a unique North American ecosystem in decline, investigated through eighty-five duotone photographs, scientific analysis, and critical interpretation. The project’s focus is the ar…