Nancy McClure

Annie Oakley plans to shoot an apple off the head of her dog Dave in this postcard image. P.94.1
August 2, 2014

Shooting exhibitions: When “the man who never missed his mark” missed – Points West Online

From Points West magazineOriginally published in Spring 2008 When “the man who never missed his mark” missed By Sandra K. Sagala In…

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Painted buffalo hide, Hidatsa, ca. 1875. Gift of William L. Cone. NA.702.30
July 30, 2014

Treasures from Our West: painted buffalo hide

Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2009 Painted Buffalo Hide Plains Native peoples commemorated important events with painted images on tanned…

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Mindy Besaw in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West's Whitney Western Art Museum.
July 29, 2014

Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s art curator accepts position with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Mindy Besaw, the Margaret and Dick Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western…

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Pipe Bowl and Stem. Lakota (Sioux), Northern Plains, ca. 1865. Pipestone (catlinite), wood, pigment, brass tacks. Adolf Spohr Collection, Gift of Larry Sheerin. NA.504.125

Ceremonial Pipes in the Plains Indian Museum – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 1994 Ceremonial Pipes in the Plains Indian Museum By Emma I. HansenCurator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum…

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July 28, 2014

Treasures from Our West: Eagle hat

Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2008 Eagle hat With its special power and beauty, the eagle is the bird most…

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July 26, 2014

The Women in Audubon’s Life – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2000 “Thou Art My Friend” – The Women in Audubon’s Life: Friends, Lovers, and Helpmates By Barbara Foote ColvertFormer…

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