Snapshots: Highlights from the Springville Museum of Art’s Family Vacation

Step back in time on a retro road trip through Utah’s unique scenery at Frontier Homestead State Park’s Snapshots: Highlights from the Springville Museum of Art’s Family Vacation.

Through vintage-inspired artwork from Stephanie Deer, travel posters by John Clark, southern Utah artist Jim Jones, and traditional Utah landscapes from the SMA permanent collection, this exhibition will recreate a mid-century vacation the whole family will enjoy. By exploring this amazing collection, families will call back memories for those who hit the open road in post-war America and inspire younger visitors to visit these places on their own.

Family vacations boomed in post-war America. Amidst talk of nuclear conflict, packing the kids in the car and seeing the sites that defined the USA promoted family togetherness and national pride. In Utah, families came together to explore the lakes, canyons, ghost towns, and national parks that dot the Beehive State.