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.

Alexander Phimister Proctor's "Pioneer Mother" (Equestrian) in Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated 1927. MS 242 Alexander Phimister Proctor Collection. P.242.1138

Proctor and Whitney – Points West Online

April 17, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2004 Alexander Phimister Proctor and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculptor in Buckskin and American Princess By Sarah E. BoehmeFormer Curator, Whitney Western Art […]

Dwight D. Eisenhower's Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Repeating Rifle, 1960. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.7

Treasures from Our West: Eisenhower rifle

April 16, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2014 Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Winchester Model 1894 lever action repeating rifle The graduating class of 1915 at the U.S. Military Academy at […]

Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950). "Panther," modeled 1891-1892, cast ca. 1893. Bronze, 37.25 x 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Gift of A. Phimister Proctor Museum, with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church. 4.08.1

Alexander Phimister Proctor – Points West Online

April 10, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2004 Proctor: America’s Premier Sculptor of Western Animals and Horses By Peter H. Hassrick,Former Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar Alexander Phimister Proctor […]

American marten (Martes americana) specimen. DRA.305.183

Treasures from Our West: American marten

April 9, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2015 The American marten, also known as the American pine marten, is a tree-dwelling member of the weasel family. It lives in […]

GLOCK Makes History

April 8, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Past Exhibition GLOCK Makes History: The Birth of the Polymer Handgun Market This exhibition’s opening coincided with the 30th anniversary of GLOCK in the United States. It included a timeline of […]

For Americans, Yellowstone was the idyllic frontier. Thomas Moran (1837-1926). "Head of the Yellowstone River," 1875. Louis Prang chromolithograph. Gift of Clara S. Peck. 18.71.7 (detail)

Center of the West celebrated NPS 100th with Yellowstone Symposium June 15

April 4, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Artists have long been “drawn to Yellowstone.” The Park’s breathtaking vistas, its unmatched thermal features, and its remarkable wildlife are just a few of its inspiring sights. In a one-day […]