New Blanton Photography Exhibit Explores the Mythology of the American Road Trip

The American road trip has been eternalized in books like Kerouac’s novel, in movies like Easy Rider, and in songs like Simon and Garfunkel’s “America.” It’s an experience that grew in popularity following World War II with the creation of the Interstate Highway System and the rise of the automobile. In The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip, the newest photography exhibit on view at the Blanton Museum of Art, America is put on display, in all her glory and strangeness.