Points West Online

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!

Palette knife from W.H.D. Koerner Studio Collection. 3.78.65.7

W.H.D. Koerner – Points West Online

February 7, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2002 W.H.D. Koerner: “In My Mind’s Eye,” An Artist’s Approach By Julie Coleman TachickFormer Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum “I try […]

Buffalo Bill and eight Indian scouts, ca. 1886. Anderson Cabinet photograph. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.1800 (detai)

A Seasonal Look at Buffalo Bill – Points West Online

January 31, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Winter 2002 A Seasonal Look at Buffalo Bill By Juti A. WinchesterFormer Curator, Buffalo Bill Museum Historians have spent much time and paper […]

Recording the Spirit of a Culture – Points West Online

January 25, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2000 Recording the Spirit of a Culture By Rebecca S. WestCurator of Plains Indian Cultures and the Plains Indian Museum Frances Densmore is known […]

M1873 trapdoor Springfield rifle, Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection, 1988.8.754

Unloading the Six-Shooter – Points West Online

January 17, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Fall 2011 Unloading the Six-Shooter: Disassembling the Glamorization and Demonization of Firearms in the Arts By Ashley HlebinskyCurator, Cody Firearms Museum Imagine a […]

"Hot noon beside the roundup camp. Big Dry, Montana." L.A. Huffman's willingness to carry his large glass plate camera with him allowed him to capture aspects of cowboy life on the open range. This contact print, colorized by Huffman, is part of his studio collection. MS 100 L.A. Huffman Collection. P.100.3626

Frontier Photographers – Points West Online

January 10, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2001 Frontier Photographers By Nathan BenderFormer Housel Curator, McCracken Research Library Photographs have documented the western American frontier from the time of […]

Star Quilt. Freda Goodsell, Oglala Lakota, Northern Plains, 2000. Cotton cloth and thread, polyester batting. Museum purchase with fund provided by the Pilot Foundation. NA.302.144 (detail)

Star Quilts — “A Thing of Beauty” – Points West Online

January 3, 2016 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2004 Star Quilts — “A Thing of Beauty” By Anne Marie ShriverFormer Web Content Developer; current Executive Assistant to the Executive Director […]