Originally featured in Points West in Summer 2007 Thomas Moran’s Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park “[Golden Gate Pass] is one of those marvelous vistas of mountain scenery utterly beyond the […]
Treasures from Our West
Here in "Treasures from Our West," written by our curatorial staff for our "Points West" magazine, we share some of the extraordinary objects that make the Buffalo Bill Center of the West the premier destination—online or in person—to experience the American West. Works of western art, cultural and artistic objects from the Plains Indians, natural science specimens, amazing firearms, beautiful photographs, and artifacts exploring the history and myth of the Wild West—let us show you some of these "Treasures from Our West."
Treasures from Our West: cowboys in Paris
Originally published in Points West magazine in Summer 2007 Charles Belden photo of cowboys in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris According to Charles Belden, a photographer and rancher from […]
Treasures from Our West: “Attack of the Stagecoach” poster
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2007 Attaque De Le Diligence (Attack of the Stagecoach) poster Who could miss the message in this eye-catching poster? Produced by the Weiners Litho […]
Treasures from Our West: Bama’s “A Contemporary Sioux Indian”
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2012 A Contemporary Sioux Indian by James Bama James Bama’s A Contemporary Sioux Indian is laden with narrative complexities. The painting’s subject, a […]
Treasures from Our West: Pepperbox pistol
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2007 Pepperbox pistol Allen & Thurber of Worcester, Massachusetts, manufactured this six-shot, double action pepperbox pistol about 1847. Pepperbox pistols are unique in […]
Treasures from Our West: Preussl’s “Old Faithful”
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2008 Carl Preussl’s Old Faithful At home in Chicago, German-born painter Carl Conrad Preussl (1894 – 1951) filled canvases with the smoke of […]
