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Knowing," currently on view, explores how patterns from Indigenous cultures are embraced and reinterpreted, with works by three Native American artists, Benjamin Harjo Jr., Jeri Redcorn, and Jordan Ann Craig (through October 23). Catch a dynamic mural informed by Mesoamerican i c o n o g r a p h y, " E d u a r d o Sarabia: Green Vines," with L.A./Guadalajara/Berlin- based Sarabia in collaboration with OKC street talent TANK (through August 2024). okcmoa.com, oklahomacontemporary.org. For sustenance. OKC insiders head to the chef-driven and hip Frida Southwest, with toque Quinn Carroll in the kitchen. End your journey by checking into the 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City. fridasouthwest.com, 21cmuseumhotels.com. TULSA, OKLAHOMA — 7 hours, 30 minutes Bob Dylan Center, Woody Guthrie Center, Greenwood Rising, Philbrook Museum of Art Once a bustling oil boomtown set against the backdrop of the rolling Osage Hills, Tulsa is amidst a cultural efflorescence, one that attracts national and international devotees of two of the 20th century's iconic balladeers. That would be Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, thanks to each singer's eponymous museums. (Curiously, the first song Dylan ever wrote was "A Song for Woody Guthrie.") A cultural gem designed by Olson Kundig and located on Tulsa's Guthrie Green, the Bob Dylan Center offers a treasure trove of its namesake's extensive archives and music. This enigmatic Midwestern poet with a guitar won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. Down the street sits the Woody Guthrie Center, home to comprehensive archives of Oklahoma's legendary Dust Bowl storyteller. This collection is comprised of more than 100 notebooks of correspondence from this American activist, who spoke up for those who have no voice. Also at the Guthrie, catch the groovy exhibit "Love Saves the Day: The Subterranean History of American Disco" (through October 8). bobdylancenter. com, woodyguthriecenter.org. Paying tribute to victims and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Greenwood Rising was recently unveiled to explore Black history and the resilience of Tulsa's Greenwood community. The massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of racial violence in America history, leaving a haunting, brutal mark on the town. On Memorial Day weekend in 1921, a white mob destroyed one of the wealthiest Black communities in the U.S., known as Black Wall Street, in a racist rampage that killed hundreds of people. The massacre was shrouded in silence for decades. This museum now stands as a testament to hope and racial reconciliation, as well as a reminder of the vibrant, wealthy community that existed before the race massacre. greenwoodrising.org. Then there's the fabulous Philbrook Museum of Art. Tucked amid 25 acres of verdant gardens rests Philbrook's Italian Renaissance villa, once the storied home of Waite and Genevieve Phillips, converted in 1939 into a world-class museum. This 72-room mansion features more than 16,000 objects with a focus on American, Native American, and European art. This summer, Philbrook opens "Wyeth: Textured Visions of Nature," tracing the influence of the rural Northeast, its flora and fauna, on three Wyeth generations: N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945), son Andrew (1917– 2009), and grandson Jamie (born 1946) (through June 9, 2024). philbrook.org. Also recommended. In a town renowned for its Deco edifices is Decopolis, Tulsa's Art Deco museum, and Flagship, the Boston Avenue downtown exhibition space for the acclaimed Tulsa Artist Fellowship program. decopolis.net, tulsaartistfellowship. org/flagship. Auguste Rodin's Monumental Head of Pierre de Wissant, first modeled circa 1884-1885, cast 1971, at Oklahoma City Museum of Art © MUSEUM ASSOCIATES/LACMA Jordan Ann Craig's Untitled, 2019, and Sharp Tongue II, 2022, at Oklahoma Contemporary ANN SHERMAN Eduardo Sarabia's Green Vines, 2022, at Oklahoma Contemporary ALEX MARKS Gonzalo Lebrija's Breve Historia del Tiempo, 2022-2023, at Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City Woody Guthrie Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma ANN SHERMAN 28