“40 Views of Colonial Fabric Softener is a series of drawings created in early 2019 that reference the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 19th Century. I remixed the traditional, historical narrative and changed the characters to fit my vast, reimagined, global history of colonialism. Focusing this time on the westward expansion of the United States and the subsequent conflict with the Native American societies east of the Mississippi River. The title is taken from a series of woodblock prints by the Japanese artist, Katsushika Hokusai and his well known work, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.” — Umar Rashid