Ozark Heritage Exhibit featuring the Works of L.L. Broadfoot

Ozark Heritage Exhibit (featuring the L.L. Broadfoot Collection),  May 3 – September 29, 2024

Join us for this annual exhibit which celebrates the work of renowned Ozarks-born artist, Lennis Leonard Broadfoot, with the display of the original art created for his published work,  “Pioneers Of The Ozarks”.  This collection of drawings and paintings depicts the people, places, and culture of the Ozarks as captured by the artist in the late 1930s – early 1940s and published in book form in 1944.

This particular collection is especially unique in that for each portrait, landscape, and cultural scene depicted of the then-mysterious and remote American region, a written portion accompanies each artwork. Some share tidbits of the conversation had between the artist and subject during their sketch session, revealing the person’s hidden knowledge, values, or beliefs. Yet others convey cultural references of the day and information about nearly lost customs and practices. The combined works are considered one of the artist’s most significant contributions as both a stylized depiction of Ozarks-based culture and an ingenuous first-person depiction of the inscrutable people of the Ozark hills.