A third-generation sculptor, Dustin Payne learned his craft at an early age. He enjoyed reading art and history books in his father’s studio and was influenced… Read More
I Art Whitney
A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Vic Payne
Noted western artist Vic Payne has been sculpting for over 35 years. A pivotal move to a New Mexico ranch, his family’s ranching heritage, tales… Read More
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Ensamble Studios
At Tippet Rise Art Center, located in Fishtail, Montana, visitors can explore the inextricable link between art, nature, and the human experience. Tippet Rise celebrates… Read More
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney as Sculptor
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney is best known for her role as an art patron and the founder of New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. Yet… Read More
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Linda Raynolds
The Whitney staff recently had the chance to visit Linda Raynolds at her studio. She introduced us to the tools she uses to create her… Read More
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, Tracy Linder
Tracy Linder grew up on a family farm and received her MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Linder now lives in south… Read More
Center of the West announces full lineup of presenters for sculpture symposium
Preparations are ramping up for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Forged and Founded—Western American Sculpture symposium on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The day-long… Read More
Forged & Founded: Western American Sculpture, A New Bronze Age
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… Read More
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… Read More
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,… Read More
