Author: Nancy McClure

Nancy now does Grants & Foundations Relations for the Center of the West's Development Department, but was formerly the Content Producer for the Center's Public Relations Department, where her work included writing and updating website content, publicizing events, copy editing, working with images, and producing the e-newsletter Western Wire. Her current job is seeking and applying for funding from government grants and private foundations. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys photography, reading, flower gardening, and playing the flute.

Albert Bierstadt's "The Last of the Buffalo," ca. 1888. Oil on canvas. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Trust Fund Purchase. 2.60

Symposia at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 2018

January 12, 2018 by Nancy McClure

2018 Symposia The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s museums present a number of scholarly symposia each year exploring topics ranging from history, culture, western art, firearms collections, and natural […]

The Shoshone Project in Wyoming, ca. 1910. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC, 20540 USA. LC-F82-724

Buffalo Bill Builds a Town, Part 1 – Points West Online

January 12, 2018 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2013 Buffalo Bill Builds a Town, Part 1 Read part 2 By Jeremy M. JohnstonCurator of Western American History, the Buffalo Bill Museum, and […]

Highlight 03: Albert Bierstadt's "The Last of the of the Buffalo." 2.60

Exhibition: Albert Bierstadt

January 10, 2018 by Nancy McClure

Past Exhibition Albert Bierstadt: Witness to a Changing West June 9, 2018 – September 30, 2018 The Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Gilcrease Museum partnered to present a groundbreaking […]

Treasures from Our West: “Buffalo Bill” by James Bama

January 4, 2018 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2017 “Buffalo Bill” by James Bama James Bama’s portrait of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is a gift to the Center of […]

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Center of the West receives True West “Best of” awards for 2018

December 12, 2017 by Nancy McClure

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West has garnered four of True West magazine’s “Best of the West” awards for 2018. Each year, magazine editors and readers pick their favorites […]

Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media launch innovative collaboration

December 11, 2017 by Nancy McClure

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media (WPM) recently launched their journalism and production collaboration with the hiring of Kamila Kudelska, a graduate of the Columbia […]