Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2011 Buffalo Bill Goes to the Big CityPart One By William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, 1916 Introduction by Dr. John Rumm, former Ernest J. Goppert Curator […]
Treasures from Our West: Rosa Bonheur’s “Col. William F. Cody”
Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2010 Oil painting, Col. William F. Cody by Rosa Bonheur, 1889 Europeans were completely enamored of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West show. When […]

Catlin Showed Us – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2000 Catlin Showed Us By Edith JacobsonFormer Intern, Whitney Western Art Museum By the 1830s America was beginning what is now known as “The Era of Westward […]

Treasures from Our West: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney with “Buffalo Bill—The Scout”
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2008 Photograph, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney with her Buffalo Bill – The Scout sculpture When the townsfolk of Cody, Wyoming, set about creating a […]

“Hidalgo” and the search for Frank Hopkins – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2004 Weaving a Cinematic Web: Hidalgo and the Search for Frank Hopkins By Juti A. Winchester, PhDFormer Curator, Buffalo Bill Museum People frequently ask me what […]

Treasures from Our West: Bruce Graham’s “Saddlestring Cavvy”
Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2008 Bruce Graham’s Saddlestring Cavvy Artist Bruce Graham is intrigued by color and light and strives to capture these elements in his paintings. […]