Not forgotten: 'The Other Side of the Tracks' tells the untold stories of those who died working on the US railway system

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Not forgotten: 'The Other Side of the Tracks' tells the untold stories of those who died working on the US railway system

By Kathaleen Roberts / Assistant Arts Editor
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Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024

As the Transcontinental Railroad knit the East Coast to the West Coast, the stories of those who worked on and died for it often went untold.

The exhibition 鈥淭he Other Side of the Tracks鈥� at 516 Arts attempts to correct that omission through the works of nine artists. They explore themes and histories surrounding the construction of the U.S. railway system from the perspective of the exploited and overlooked people who built it.

Not forgotten: 'The Other Side of the Tracks' tells the untold stories of those who died working on the US railway system

20241103-life-516 — "Chinaman鈥檚 Chance on Promontory Summit: Golden Spike Celebration, 12:30pm, May 10, 1869," Zhi Lin, 2024, video.
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"Chinaman鈥檚 Chance on Promontory Summit: Golden Spike Celebration, 12:30pm, May 10, 1869," Zhi Lin, 2024, video.
Courtesy of 516 Arts

鈥淎tonement No. 1,鈥� Gregg Deal, 2024, wood railroad ties, buckskin, plaster, barbed wire, railroad spikes, buffalo skull, hardware, earth, 96x72x4 inches.
Courtesy of 516 Arts

鈥淭he bison didn鈥檛 cross the tracks; the tracks crossed the bison,鈥� Chip Thomas, 2024, inkjet print on silk, 10.4x15 feet.
Courtesy of 516 Arts

鈥淲hen You See Me, I See You (I),鈥� Caroline Liu, 2024, graphite pencil on paper.
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"In The Shadow of The Mountain," Caroline Liu, 2024, acrylic and glitter on canvas, 72x63 inches.
Courtesy of 516 Arts

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'THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS'

鈥楾HE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS鈥�
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 9, through Feb. 8, 2025
WHERE: 516 Arts, 516 Central Ave. SW
HOW MUCH: Free at 516arts.org; 505-242-1445

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