Author: Nancy McClure

Nancy works in the Public Relations Department in electronic communications. Her work includes writing and updating website content, publicizing events, copy editing, working with images, and producing the e-newsletter <em>Western Wire</em>. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys photography, reading, flower gardening, and playing the flute.

Birth of Global War display in the Cody Firearms Museum.

A Cautionary Tale: Modified 98k Mauser – Points West Online

November 17, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2023 Reloaded: A Cautionary Tale By Steve Sanetti In 1964, my father was a recently divorced shoemaker with little disposable income. To go hunting, […]

Bald eagle in flight, with snow flakes in the air. Photo by Rob Koelling. (detail)

Photo: Bald Eagle in Flight – Points West Online

November 10, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine Spring 2021 How I Got That Shot: Bald Eagle in Flight By Rob Koelling New York photographer Jay Maisel has a bit of advice […]

Buffalo Bill Center of the West embarks on a digital journey with Bloomberg Connects

November 9, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Smithsonian Affiliate partners with Bloomberg Connects app for digital guide, enhancing visitor experience, accessibility, and global outreach. The Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a […]

James Bama photography exhibition hanging in the John Bunker Sands Photography Gallery.

Exhibition Explores Photos by Artist James Bama – Points West Online

November 3, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2023 Exhibition Explores Photos by Artist: James Bama – Portraits of the West By Susan Floyd Barnett Are westerners different from people on the […]

Tony Foster painting in his chosen site for his Squaretop painting. Photograph courtesy of Karen Brooks McWhorter.

A Green River Journey – Points West Online

May 17, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2023 A Green River Journey: Pursuing the Perfect Vantage Point with Artist Tony Foster By Karen Brooks McWhorter On May 20, 2023, the Whitney […]

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874). "Trappers Saluting the Wind River Mountains," ca. 1864. Oil on canvas, 21.9375 x 35.8125 inches. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming. Gift of The Coe Foundation. 10.70 (detail)

A Rendezvous Revisited – Points West Online

May 10, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2022 A Rendezvous Revisited: Special Exhibition explores Alfred Jacob Miller’s art like never before By Tessa Baker Traveling deep into the Rocky Mountains, trappers, […]