Whitney Western Art Museum
A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
A Fleeting Season: Indian Summer in History and Art
First Use of “Indian Summer” In 1778 in his collection of essays called Letters from an American Farmer, French immigrant St. John…
Flight from Destiny: Western Grit in Color
Fusion of Styles For a clear example of photo-realism fused with pop art, look no further than the amazing artwork of Billy…
The TE Ranch in American Memory
A Window into the West Just outside the Coe Auditorium at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West hangs an iconic painting…
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…
Brushstrokes of a Nation: Golden Gate, Yellowstone
Thomas Moran’s “Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park,” 1893. 4.75…
Today’s West
Today’s West Mezzanine Level Overlooking the Hub Today’s West brings a fresh lens to the American West with modern stylized artwork selected…