Emily Wilson

July 20, 2015

Bently Spang, Artist in Residence, Interview

Northern Cheyenne artist, Bently Spang, became our first Artist in Residence for 2015. Bently Spang was born on the Crow Indian Reservation…

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June 24, 2015

Alfred Jacob Miller: Western Journey

Listen to Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Peter Hassrick, give a talk on the…

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June 3, 2015

John Mix Stanley on Home Ground Radio

Listen to the half hour radio program on Home Ground radio celebrating the art, life, and achievements of American artist John Mix…

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Portrait collage, John Mix Stanley
May 4, 2015

John Mix Stanley: Portrait Painter

The practice of itinerant painting was popular in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. Artists would travel through urban…

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John Mix Stanley, Teton Valley. 1982.39.18A, 54729
April 13, 2015

John Mix Stanley: Artist as Entertainer

In the nineteenth century, many artists looked to market their art to the masses. The panorama (figure 1) offered artists a way…

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March 11, 2015

John Mix Stanley: Artist and Hunter

As a hired artist on government surveys and expeditions, John Mix Stanley not only created beautiful watercolors and sketches of the landscape…

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