Contradictions - Bringing The Past Forward artist Barbara Gothard visually interprets and honors the legacy of twenty-three African American Homesteaders who settled in the Far Eastern Mojave Desert in early twentieth century, in the context of her own lived experience as an African American female living in the desert. The book explores her creative process and the challenges Gothard encountered in developing this research-based multi-media Arts & Humanities installation, which is believed to be the first and only time in more than 100 years that their stories are portrayed in a visual format. The book is available at Amazon or Barnes&Noble. With the generous support of California Humanities and California Arts Council

Associated Body of Work

• Contradictions Digital Paintings