Transforming into a retro 1960s movie theater this summer, the Briscoe Western Art Museum will tell the dramatic history of Western films in Still in the Saddle: A New History of the Hollywood Western. Visitors are transported to the world of Wild West cinema with almost 60 original vintage movie posters, costumes, props and authentic lobby cards.
The exhibit focuses on the late 1960s through 1980s—considered the last of the Western’s glory days. The time period defined by social unrest, political turmoil, economic uncertainty and a shift in culture through generational change is reflected through the genre’s films. American history has always been represented through Westerns’ heroes and shifts in perspective, Briscoe CEO Michael Duchemin, Ph.D., says, pointing to the variance in the characters of Gene Autry, John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.
“These films tell us more about the time period they were produced in than the Old West or real life back in an earlier time,” Duchemin says. “The Western serves as an allegorical space of fantasy where culturally we have gone time and time again to work out our differences of opinion and purpose. The conflicts within our culture: good versus evil, cowboys and Indians. Various different dichotomies that have come to represent our cultural shifts.”
While some iconic film clips are displayed in the exhibit, visitors are encouraged to attend the Summer Film Series hosted by guest curator Andrew Patrick Nelson to discuss and watch five selected Westerns: True Grit, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Wild Bunch, Little Big Man and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Nelson, whose research and book helped create the exhibit, guides the audience’s viewing with historical context and background before the showings and Q&A discussions after.
Five Minutes with San Antonio Symphony Executive Director Corey Cowart
After nearly a year without live performances, the symphony returned to the stage in February, albeit with limited audiences and a new livestream. What has the response been like?
“Overall, the feedback has been positive. It’s just good to have our musicians back together and performing live music for an audience. Those individuals that are choosing to come out and be here in person are ecstatic to be here. Even though it is half the normal capacity on stage and less than half in the house, it’s still that shared experience and it’s a step in a process to ideally return to normalcy.”
The symphony has dealt with some financial struggles in the past, and the pandemic heaped a financial burden onto arts organizations. How are things looking now?
“We’ve had to drastically reduce our budget this year—it is less than half of what it has been historically. But we’ve been fortunate. I think 85 percent of our patrons that had purchased tickets to the canceled concerts in 2020 chose to donate the value of the tickets back to the symphony. It’s been challenging, but we’ve been able to navigate through with announcing this next season and being back to live concerts.”
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