Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2002 A Mysterious Pair of Outlaws, “Escape,” Charles M. Russell Edith JacobsenFormer Intern, Whitney Western Art Museum The painting hung on the […]
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Photographs of Native America – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2000 The Outside Looking In: Photographs of Native America By Becky T. MenloveFormer Curatorial Assistant, Plains Indian Museum Printed on postcards, in the pages […]

Points West Online: Horsepower Saves the Day—Rescuing Barbara Nichols
Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016 Horsepower Saves the Day—Rescuing Barbara Nichols Paul D. HoffmanGuest Author What? Three horses towing a plane? Now that’s horsepower! These images […]

Fiddle in the Camp – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2000 Fiddle in the Camp By Lillian TurnerFormer Director of Public Programs There they lay beside the trail-Aunt Martha’s spinning wheel, Father’s […]

Yellowstone and Jellystone: Yogi Bear at 50 – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2008 Yellowstone and Jellystone:Yogi Bear at 50 By John Rumm, PhDFormer Curator, Buffalo Bill Museum He’s not only “smarter than your average […]

Why Are There No Great Women Artists of the West? But, Wait, There’s Georgia O’Keeffe – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2003 Why Are There No Great Women Artists of the West? But, Wait, There’s Georgia O’Keeffe By Sarah E. BoehmeFormer Curator, Whitney […]