Nancy McClure

Albert Bierstadt (American, born Germany, 1830–1902). The Last of the Buffalo, ca. 1888. Oil on canvas, 60.25 x 96.5 inches. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Trust Fund Purchase. 2.60
June 24, 2018

Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902)

Albert Bierstadt’s paintings brought him great fame and fortune early in his career. He was a skilled artist and an ambitious businessman….

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Albert Bierstadt, Sunset Light, 1861. Oil on canvas painting. New Bedford Free Public Library, New Bedford, MA

Bierstadt and the Landscape

Albert Bierstadt first rose to artistic fame with his immense paintings of the soaring mountains and broad valleys of the American West….

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Former W.H.D. Koerner studio installation in the Whitney Western Art Museum.
June 22, 2018

W.H.D. Koerner: A Family Legacy – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2008 W.H.D. Koerner: A Family Legacy By Mindy A. Besaw W.H.D. Koerner, painter and illustrator, was…

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Albert Bierstadt, Head of Buffalo and Indian, 1888. Oil on board. Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA. 88.108.14
June 19, 2018

Albert Bierstadt—Witness to a Changing West: Introduction

Note: This online presentation does not reflect the exhibition in its entirely. While Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) is recognized for his dramatic paintings…

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Powwow Grand Entry, 2011. Photo by Ken Blackbird
June 14, 2018

Powwow, Preserving Tradition and Promoting Cultural Exchange – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2012 Powwow: Preserving Tradition and Promoting Cultural Exchange By Sienna C. White For this article, Sienna…

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June 8, 2018

Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Buffalo Bill in the Wild West arena against backdrop

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2017 Photograph: William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody in Wild West arena against backdrop In…

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