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The Fabric of the West: How Fashion Tells a Western Story
I was born and raised in the West, but until I moved to Cody, Western fashion was something I observed rather than…
A Broadway Guy: the Second Life of Bat Masterson
When Bat Masterson and his brother Ed heard of a job building a railroad grade in the summer of 1872, they took…
Museum Minute: An Unusually Shaped Water Vessel at the Plains Indian Museum
At the Plains Indian Museum, most of the water vessels carved out of horns that may have been used as spoons look…
Belted Kingfisher: A Water Dependent Bird
If you have ever seen a Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) it is probably around water. Water may even influence migration patterns, as…
Echoes of the Painted West: John Clymer’s Gold Train
Gold in the Hills! Colonel Mulberry Sellers in Mark Twain’s satirical novel The American Claimant prophetically decreed, “There’s gold in them thar…
Silent Shadows: Art, Internment, and the Legacy of Minidoka
The “Minidoka on My Mind” collection sits somewhere between memories and creativity. Created by Japanese American artist Roger Shimomura, the three painting…