Nicole Todd

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's The Scout
January 23, 2017

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,…

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Olive Fell. Landscape. ca. 1950, oil on board. Gift of Paul Krogman and Claude Rauch in memory of Bill Cody. 1.93.1 (detail)
January 12, 2017

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…

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John Mix Stanley. Distribution of Goods to the Assiniboines, ca. 1860. Tinted lithograph on paper. 12.87.5 (detail)
January 10, 2017

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…

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W.H.D. Koerner. Bringing To You a Wealth of Good Wishes. 1928, pen and ink and watercolor on paper. 1.78 (detail)
December 16, 2016

A Merry Western Holiday

In celebration of this holiday season, the staff in the Whitney would like to share a selection of holiday greetings from a…

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Wild Turkey
November 23, 2016

Give Thanks This Year

As the Whitney staff prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, we would like to share an extraordinary print illustrating the centerpiece of this holiday,…

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Harry Jackson's "The Flagbearer," 1983. Painted bronze. 12.02.5
November 11, 2016

Honoring Our Veterans Through Art

One of the Whitney’s most popular representations of a cavalry soldier is Harry Jackson’s The Flagbearer. As a veteran of World War…

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