Listen to Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Peter Hassrick, give a talk on the western scenes of Alfred Jacob Miller (1810 – 1874), a Baltimore native who traveled west through the Rocky Mountains with Scottish adventurer William Drummond Stewart in 1837 to the annual trapper Rendezvous in Wyoming. Learn about Miller’s journey, experiences, and influences on his art. The lecture celebrates the Ricketts Art Foundation Collection.
About Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson is the curatorial assistant at the Whitney Western Art Museum. She is a big fan of contemporary art and taxidermy. Living in the West has made her appreciate the region for its artistic and aesthetic draw.