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Welcome to Points West Online. In this blog we share articles from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s print magazine, Points West. Enjoy the full range of topics related to the West as we post stories from recent issues, and even delve into the archives from the past twenty years. And if you’re interested in receiving a printed copy of our magazine going forward, join our membership program—it’s one of the benefits!


Draper, wolf exhibit
May 8, 2016

The Nature of Spring in Yellowstone Country – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2002 The Nature of Spring in Yellowstone Country By Dr. Charles R. PrestonWillis McDonald…

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Tractor in the fields in springtime. (detail)
May 1, 2016

Ode to Spring – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2002 Ode to Spring By Valarie HammFormer Intern, Draper Museum of Natural History I…

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The Center's Proctor Studio exhibit in the Whitney Western Art Museum.
April 24, 2016

Proctor as Storyteller – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2004 Tell Me a Story: Alexander Phimister Proctor as Storyteller By Julie TachickFormer Curatorial Assistant, Whitney…

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Alexander Phimister Proctor's "Pioneer Mother" (Equestrian) in Penn Valley Park, Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated 1927. MS 242 Alexander Phimister Proctor Collection. P.242.1138
April 17, 2016

Proctor and Whitney – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2004 Alexander Phimister Proctor and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Sculptor in Buckskin and American Princess…

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Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950). "Panther," modeled 1891-1892, cast ca. 1893. Bronze, 37.25 x 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Gift of A. Phimister Proctor Museum, with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church. 4.08.1
April 10, 2016

Alexander Phimister Proctor – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2004 Proctor: America’s Premier Sculptor of Western Animals and Horses By Peter H. Hassrick,Former…

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R. Farrington Elwell (1874 – 1962). Pahaska Tepee Hunting Camp, 1904. Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 60 inches. Bequest in memory of Houx and Newell families. 12.64
April 3, 2016

Pahaska Tepee – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 1998 Pahaska Tepee: “The Gem of the Rockies” By Joanita Monteith, Guest Author Buffalo…

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