Whitney Western Art Museum
A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Why These Objects? A Closer Look at the Buffalo Nation Spotlights
As the opening of the Buffalo Nation spotlights approaches, a deceptively simple question emerges: why these objects? What makes them “spotlights,” and…
John Colter: America’s First Mountain Man
The Dawn of Westward Expansion Most historians agree that westward expansion began in 1783 when the Treaty of Paris gave our fledgling…
The Cowboy Painter from Hoboken
A Western Artist Born Far from the West Few would expect one of the most talented and knowledgeable western artists to hail…
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Mourns the Death of Photographer and Storyteller Ken Blackbird
He had a talent for narration, showering his audience with big laughs and putting his whole body into his storytelling…” — Hunter…
Long Hair’s Lodge: The Story of Pahaska Teepee
The Impending Winter October in Cody means many things: colder weather, shorter days, frosty nights, hunting season, and the impending closure of…
![Joseph Henry Sharp's "Squaws Preparing Sweat Teepee; [Preparing for the Medicine Sweat]," ca 1922. 5.74](https://centerofthewest.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=325,height=241,fit=crop,quality=60,scq=45,gravity=auto,sharpen=1,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/JosephHenrySharp-PreparingForMedicineSweat-5.74.jpg)
Discover the Legacy of the Taos Society of Artists
The Whitney Western Art Museum at Buffalo Bill Center of the West proudly houses an exceptional collection of works by Joseph Henry…