Somerset Tea plantation office and flame trees in the jungle, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka - 1993 color coupler print by Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee.(Bank of America Collection via Hunter Museum of American Art)

More than a half century ago, the first Earth Day was held in this country - known as the start of today’s environmental movement.

This week, a new exhibition at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga delves into that movement’s history and impact through art - in photos, paintings and works on paper and sculpture.

“The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability / Works from the Bank of America Collection” opens at the Hunter on Thursday with a reception at 6 PM.

Lauren Nye is associate curator at the Hunter.