Penn Museum presents an exhibition named ‘Trail In Modern Day’ from December 15, 2007 through February 10, 2008.
In 1804, Merriweather Lewis and William Clark led an unprecedented overland expedition across North America and back, pioneering the western exploration and expansion of the United States.
Two centuries later, photographer Greg MacGregor retraced their journey to see the present state of this historic route. This exhibition features 60 of MacGregor’s dramatic black and white images chronicling the transformation of the American landscape.
Paired with the images are entries from the Lewis and Clark journals, which MacGregor used to follow in their footsteps, and maps of the expedition trail. Lewis and Clark Revisited speaks to the legacy of the early explorers who opened up the American west to a young nation’s imagination and settlement.
At the same time, the exhibition provides a rich visual commentary on contemporary American life. 1st floor Merle-Smith Changing Exhibitions Gallery. -- www.museum.upenn.edu
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