Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2008 William F. Cody on Beauty An interview with Buffalo Bill by a female reporter of the Nebraska State Journal, May 11, 1901 When […]
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The Draper Museum of Natural History: Forging the Future with Lessons from the Past – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2002 The Draper Museum of Natural History: Forging the Future with Lessons from the Past By Charles R. PrestonWillis McDonald, IV Senior Curator, Draper […]
Natural History? Natural Destiny! – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2002 Natural History? Natural Destiny! By Wally ReberFormer Associate Director In their way, our collections have always catalogued the West, its character and its […]
![(Fig. 1, L–R) Note the various locales providing plant materials used in these baskets. NA.106.800, split yucca (Pueblo, southwest U.S., ca. 1930). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris A. Thompson. | NA.106.463, cedar (Salish, Pacific Northwest, ca. 1900). | NA.106.464, birch (Ojibway [Chippewa], Great Lakes and southeast Canada, ca. 1920). | NA.106.597, willow (Iñupiat, Arctic Alaska, 20th century). Simplot Collection. Gift of J.R. Simplot. | NA.506.54, split sedge root and split bracken fern or bulrush root (Pomo, California, undated). Dr. Robert L. Anderson Collection.](https://centerofthewest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PW216_basketmontage.png)
Examining Native American Basketry in the Studio Collections of Three Artists – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2014 Authenticity in Western American Paintings: Examining Native American Basketry in the Studio Collections of Three Artists By Bryn Barabas PotterFormer Center of the […]
A Public Monument: Theodore Roosevelt, “Rough Rider” – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2008 A Public Monument: Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider By Stuart GunnFormer Assistant Registrar, Whitney Western Art Museum’s 50th Anniversary Unless otherwise noted, all photographs […]
Staying Afloat in the 1890s: Buffalo Bill’s Financial Woes – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2008 Staying Afloat in the 1890s: Buffalo Bill’s Financial Woes By Jack RosenthalGuest Author As any entrepreneur is sure to attest, the challenges of […]
