In collaboration with the Barry & Peggy Goldwater Foundation and Arizona Highways magazine, the Scottsdale’s Museum of the West has on exhibit, “Photographs by Barry M. Goldwater: The Arizona Highways Collection” through Sunday, June 23, 2019.

 

Barry Goldwater (1909-1998) is best known as a U.S. senator, a man who dedicated his life to Arizona and was a gifted photographer. He was one of Arizona Highways magazine’s first and foremost photographers and his favorite subjects included the Grand Canyon and the Native peoples of Northern Arizona.

Arizona’s nickname is the “Grand Canyon State” whereas the canyon lies within the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, one of the first national parks in the United States. The Grand Canyon is unmatched throughout the world for the vistas it offers to visitors on the rim.

The Grand Canyon was formed by the uplifting of the Colorado plateau and erosion caused by the Colorado River over a period of 6 million years. It is 277 miles long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles and attains a depth of more than a mile. Nearly two billion years of the Earth’s history can be observed in the layers of exposed rock.

Prehistoric native Americans built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people made pilgrimages to it and considered the Grand Canyon a holy site.

This exhibition will feature the largest collection of photographs by Senator Goldwater and include intimate family photos and personal items. For more information contact the Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West at 480.686.9539 or email: info@scottsdalemuseumwest.org or see: https://scottsdalemuseumwest.org.

 

 

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