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.

A Mysterious Pair of Outlaws, “Escape,” Charles M. Russell – Points West Online

February 18, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2002 A Mysterious Pair of Outlaws, “Escape,” Charles M. Russell Edith JacobsenFormer Intern, Whitney Western Art Museum The painting hung on the […]

Exhibition: That Day – Pictures in the American West, by Laura Wilson

February 17, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Past Exhibition That Day: Pictures in the American WestBy Laura Wilson March 11–August 13, 2017 Laura Wilson, renowned photographer and author whose work has been featured in the New Yorker, […]

Arthur Amiotte (b. 1942). "The Visit," 1995. Acrylic and collage, 19 3/8 x 23 3/8 in. Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. 17.95

Photographs of Native America – Points West Online

February 11, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2000 The Outside Looking In: Photographs of Native America By Becky T. MenloveFormer Curatorial Assistant, Plains Indian Museum Printed on postcards, in the pages […]

Lucille Nichols, on her father's white horse, leads riders tugging on Bill Monday's plane. MS3 Charles Belden Collection. PN.67.838b

Points West Online: Horsepower Saves the Day—Rescuing Barbara Nichols

February 4, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016 Horsepower Saves the Day—Rescuing Barbara Nichols Paul D. HoffmanGuest Author What? Three horses towing a plane? Now that’s horsepower! These images […]

Curtis Portfolios, Volume 18, Plate-637, “A Blackfeet Travois” (detail)

Traveling exhibit showcases photography of Edward S. Curtis

January 30, 2017 by Nancy McClure

In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and the McCracken Research Library are sponsoring a traveling exhibit of Edward S. Curtis’s photography. The exhibit, […]

A Treasure from Our West: Woodblock engraved print, Calhoun Printing Company, 1885. Museum purchase. 1.69.6148

Treasures from Our West: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West “Cowboys & Indians” poster

January 28, 2017 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2016 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West “Cowboys & Indians” poster Buffalo Bill’s Wild West effectively marketed its appearances through bright, colorful posters depicting […]