The ancient technique of casting sculpture in bronze took a fresh turn in 1849, when Henry Kirke Brown created Choosing of the Arrow, one of the first bronze sculptures cast […]
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Alexander Phimister Proctor
The Whitney Western Art Museum houses studio collections of four western American artists: Frederic Remington, W.H.D. Koerner, Joseph Henry Sharp, and Alexander Phimister Proctor. Each of these collections are individually […]
Tangled Up in Blue… Beads: St. Labre Indian School Spring Visit
“The blue popped, and I loved the teamwork we put into it. I’m proud of what we did and how we learned how to do it.” For the twelfth spring, the […]
Behind the Scenes of That Day: Pictures of the American West
The Whitney Western Art Museum presents a special exhibition of photographs by renowned photographer and author Laura Wilson. That Day: Pictures of the American West, organized by the Amon Carter […]
Native American Servicemen and World War I
APRIL 6, 1917: UNITED STATES ENTERS WORLD WAR I In Plains Indian culture, military endeavors for men were considered one of the most honorable deeds. War achievements such as “counting […]
Century of Memories: BBMA says, “Bury Buffalo Bill in Wyoming”
BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION, Inc. CODY, WYOMING Dedicated to keeping alive the memory of a GREAT AMERICAN, SCOUT AND SHOWMAN This Is A Preliminary Statement…We feel that the time has […]
