The specific western we have chosen to depict through our artwork is “The Lost Sister” by Dorothy M. Johnson. Our piece delves into the main internal conflict faced by the main character of the story, and showcases her American colonizer heritage and Native American culture. The contrasting elements in our piece demonstrates the characters internal struggle, but also serve to demonstrate the divide of these two cultures prevalent in American Westerns. The use of color helps further emphasize the effect of a division, but also demonstrates the main character’s preference of her two identities…