Whitney Western Art Museum
A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Greasy Grass at 150: Art, Heroism, and the Tragedy at Little Bighorn
Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer stands just right of center, a cocked revolver in one hand and a curved saber in the…
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 Intrepid 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…