Buffalo Soldiers, Vaqueros and Friends: Cultural Diversity in Building the New Frontier November 21, 2008

Buffalo soldiers helped the Cavalry and other military groups succeed in their mission to develop the Western frontier. Along with these important guides, scouts and translators, the West also benefited from the contributions of Hispanic cowboys (vaqueros); African American settlers, and Asian-Americans building the railroad and creating new businesses to strengthen new communities in Arizona, California and other parts of the American West. This exhibit will celebrate the cultural diversity of the building of the new frontier. All artists' work for this show will be representational of the historic and modern connotations that this diversity has created in our community.