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.

Herb Parson's Winchester 1871. 2003.15.16

Treasures from Our West: Herb Parsons’s Winchester Model 1871

October 4, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2019 Herb Parsons’s Winchester Model 1871 To make movie magic, all it takes is a wizard. In the 1950 Universal International film […]

Vintage Buffalo Bill poster featuring Colonel W.F. Cody with a buffalo and beavers, titled "Je Viens.

Buffalo Bill and La Rana nel Wild West, part 1 – Points West Online

September 27, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2015 A Leap But Not a Stretch: Buffalo Bill and La Rana nel Wild West, Part 1 By Mary Robinson & Robert W. Rydell […]

Thomas Moran (American, born England, 1837-1926). Zoroaster Peak (Grand Canyon, Arizona), 1918. Oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches. Purchased by the Board of Trustees in honor of Peter H. Hassrick. 11.96 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: Thomas Moran’s “Zoroaster Peak”

September 20, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Thomas Moran’s “Zoroaster Peak” The trajectory of Thomas Moran’s career would change dramatically in 1871. That year, the painter traveled to […]

(Fig. 4) Harry Jackson. Stampede (1965). Oil on canvas. Gifts of The Coe Foundation. 29.65

Turning Back: Reflecting on the Art of Harry Jackson – Points West Online

September 11, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2014 Turning Back: Reflecting on the Art of Harry Jackson By Mindy N. Besaw Harry Jackson (1924–2011) is a familiar name around Cody, Wyoming. […]

With Maintenance Manager Rich Herman operating the forklift, our staff positions the bronze.

“Distant Thunder” sculpture makes its way to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West

September 9, 2019 by Nancy McClure

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West welcomed a new sculpture to its beautiful grounds on September 6, 2019. Distant Thunder, a stately bronze of a bison by sculptor Michael […]

Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) eggs. DRA304.416 and DRA304.417

Treasures from Our West: Golden Eagle Eggs

September 6, 2019 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Eggs Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming find perfect habitat for nests which […]