Opening of the Southwest

"Opening of the Southwest "
by Ward Lockwood (1894-1963)
1937, Fresco

This painting depicts the arrival of white settlers to the Southwest. On the left side
of the mural are images of an American Indian with a snake in his mouth, another
American Indian laying on his back, a Catholic padre, and a mounted Spanish
soldier. The center of the fresco features a white family, two members of whom are holding guns.
The background features stage coaches and American Indians on horseback hunting a heard of buffalo.