Thus the quantity of images made by Depression-era printmakers living in Utah was meager, but what survives is an instructive and enriching visual legacy. Collectively, Depression-era prints made here suggest the tension between dogmatic tradition and inevitable change that so often characterized the American experience of the 1930s. Reflecting upon the time, Bird's introduction paints an accurate picture of the art scene and life in Utah. Bird was the Utah director of the WPA's Federal Art Project. The museum is closed Monday and holidays.
All exhibits are free and open to the public.