Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2006 Roosevelt’s Presidential Tour of Yellowstone National Park By Jeremy Johnston All images are courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt collection at the Harvard College […]
Bierstadt: Indigenous Plains People and the Bison
Plains peoples of Bierstadt’s time are often celebrated as “buffalo cultures.” This designation acknowledges the historical centrality of bison as a physical resource and as an economic, spiritual, and political […]
Bierstadt: Boone and Crockett Club
In 1888, Bierstadt became a charter member of the Boone and Crockett Club, North America’s first conservation group committed to preserving and managing wildlands and wildlife. The club’s founding mission […]
Bierstadt: Animal Painter
Throughout his painting career, Bierstadt found inspiration in the animal kingdom. His sketches and observations of wildlife and domestic animals reveal his keen interest in the natural world. Bierstadt’s landscapes […]
Bierstadt: The Last of the Buffalo
In 1888, the year Bierstadt joined the Boone and Crockett Club, he began work on two major paintings, both titled The Last of the Buffalo. These canvases glorified historical subjects […]
Bierstadt: Bison as a Symbol of a Changing West
In the 1860s, many Americans preferred to imagine an empty West, ready for waves of new settlers. In Bierstadt’s early large-scale paintings, he often portrayed the American West as a […]
