The ancient technique of casting sculpture in bronze took a fresh turn in 1849, when Henry Kirke Brown created Choosing of the Arrow, one of… Read More
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Alexander Phimister Proctor
The Whitney Western Art Museum houses studio collections of four western American artists: Frederic Remington, W.H.D. Koerner, Joseph Henry Sharp, and Alexander Phimister Proctor. Each… Read More
Behind the Scenes of That Day: Pictures of the American West
The Whitney Western Art Museum presents a special exhibition of photographs by renowned photographer and author Laura Wilson. That Day: Pictures of the American West,… Read More
Love Stories: Alexander Phimister and Mody Proctor
With a fine wife as inspiration in my work and as a companion in the wilderness, with a fine family of children, and with good… Read More
Love Stories: Charles and Nancy Russell
I still love and long for the old west, and everything that goes with it. But I would sacrifice it all for Mrs. Russell. –… Read More
Love Stories: Frederic and Eva Remington
It seems very lonesome without Frederic. The whole house is filled with his presence. Feel as though all had gone from me…Frederic being taken away… Read More
A Centennial Celebration: The Works and Studio of Jeff Rudolph
This is the second of two January blog posts which celebrate the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s centennial through features on Cody-area artists of… Read More
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
From the beginning, sculpture has been central to the Whitney’s story. The Whitney was founded around one monumental bronze sculpture. And today, its collection of… Read More
A Centennial Celebration: Works by Olive Fell
Join the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in our centennial celebration! The Buffalo Bill Memorial Association (the founding body of the Buffalo Bill Center… Read More
Art and Exploration of the American West: The Legacy of John Mix Stanley
In 1853, the United States Government organized surveys to ascertain the most practical route for a transcontinental railroad. American explorer-artist John Mix Stanley (1814–1872) was… Read More