Emily Wilson

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…