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Louise Hubbard

American
(1934–2022)

Dune Grass
1963

Watercolor on paper
24 x 30 in.
Gift of Nora Eccles Harrison
1984.120

Dune grass did not appear in the West until settlers introduced it as a way to stabilize dry ground. Unlike dune grass, the Indigenous grasses of the West were more suited for desert ecosystems. While western expansion is often portrayed positively in the historical narrative, it had significant negative effects on regional ecosystems. The introduction of dune grass meant the removal of native plants, and some animals fled after their food sources disappeared. Hubbard was a USU alumna and long-time resident of Logan who spent her summers on her family farm in southeastern Idaho; these local landscapes provided the inspiration for Dune Grass.

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