Not many American impressionists depicted the West. Most painted the East coast and Europe. But Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Whitney Western Art Museum, […]

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Not many American impressionists depicted the West. Most painted the East coast and Europe. But Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Whitney Western Art Museum, […]
by Nicole Todd
You have questions about Albert Bierstadt … we have the answers. Here’s everything you need to know about Albert Bierstadt in a nutshell.
by Nicole Todd
You have questions about Charles M. Russell… we have the answers.
by Levi Meyer
After nine-and-a-half years as part of the Center of the West family, Cody Firearms Museum Curator Ashley Hlebinsky is moving on to pursue new career opportunities, help other museums across the country with their […]
by Megan Smith
What are your plans this summer? School is out and we are planning some fun new workshops for the summer! However, we had to modify our summer workshop offerings because […]
by Levi Meyer
The 20 Greatest Westerns Ever Made Our museum’s curators, historians, firearms experts, and film buffs voted on over 100 of the most popular western films. Here’s our best 20 of […]