Nancy McClure

Flintlock blunderbuss, Lazarino Cominazzo, Italy, ca. 1675. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.225
December 19, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Blunderbuss

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2012 Flintlock blunderbuss, ca. 1690 “Blunderbuss” comes from the Germanic words “donner” (thunder) and…

Read More…

Wheel of Fortune, ca. 1905. Gift of Quintin Blair Family. 1.69.5375
December 16, 2015

Treasures from Our West: Irma Hotel’s “Wheel of Fortune”

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2012 The Irma Hotel’s “Wheel of Fortune” The Irma Hotel became the center of…

Read More…

December 14, 2015

Center of the West scores two slots on Wyoming’s most significant artifacts list

Treasures from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West‘s Plains Indian Museum and its Whitney Western Art Museum have been tapped for…

Read More…

Swastika settee and chair made by Thomas Molesworth. Furniture such as that created by Dunrud inspired and pre-dated the classic designs of Thomas Molesworth.
December 13, 2015

Before There Was Molesworth High Style There Was Cowboy Low Style – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 1998 Before There Was Molesworth High Style There Was Cowboy Low Style By Joanita…

Read More…

A Treasure from Our West: "When Law Dulls the Edge of Chance" by Charles M. Russell. 28.78
December 12, 2015

Treasures from Our West: “When Law Dulls the Edge of Chance” by Charles M. Russell

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Winter 2011 When Law Dulls the Edge of Chance by Charles M. Russell The Royal…

Read More…

Bear claw necklace, Central Plains, ca. 1860. Otter hide, grizzly bear claws, glass beads, abalone shells, red ochre, porcupine quills. NA.203.1585
December 10, 2015

NEA awards $20,000 grant to Center of the West for Paul Dyck Collection catalogue

National Endowment for the Arts awards more than $27.6 million across nation Includes $20,000 awarded to the Buffalo Bill Center of the…

Read More…