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.

The Legendary Earl Durand – Points West Online

June 5, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2001 The Legendary Earl Durand By Lillian Turner, Former Director of Public Programs For nine days in March of 1939, the nation […]

Snowy owl specimen. DRA.304.367 (detail)

Treasures from Our West: Snowy owl

June 1, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2016 Snow owl (Bubo scandiacus) The snowy owl is the heaviest North American owl. These birds nest and spend summers in the vast, […]

Treasures from Our West: Colorized postcard of Sitting Bull

June 1, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2015 1904 colorized postcard of a ca. 1887 photograph of Sitting Bull Likely the best-known American Indian of his time, the Hunkpapa […]

John Giarrizzo (b. 1955). Western Art, 2009. Multimedia collage on paper, 8 x 12 inches. Gift of the artist. 41.09

Treasures from Our West: Western Art by John Giarrizzo

May 28, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2015 Western Art by John Giarrizzo Though the field of art history is often divided into periods, styles, and schools, there are […]

Charles Loloma (1921 – 1991). Hair ornament, Hopi, ca. 1980s. Gift of Jo and Warren Buxton, Phoenix, Arizona. NA.203.982

Treasures from Our West: Hopi hair ornament

May 25, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2015 Hopi hair ornament made by Charles Loloma Hopi artist Charles Loloma was an innovator in stone and silverwork. His elegant designs […]

Plinky Topperwein's Winchester Model 1890, 1918. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.2469

Treasures from Our West: Shooting gallery rifle

May 21, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2015 Plinky Topperwein’s Winchester Model 1890 shooting gallery rifle The Winchester Model 1873 frequently has been called “The Gun That Won The […]