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A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.

June 30, 2025

Brushstrokes of a Nation: Golden Gate, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran’s “Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park,” 1893. 4.75…

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Josh Elliot (b. 1973). Morning Blue, n.d. Oil on linen. Museum Purchase from William E. Weiss Memorial Fund. 1.18 (detail)
June 25, 2025

Today’s West

Today’s West Mezzanine Level Overlooking the Hub Today’s West brings a fresh lens to the American West with modern stylized artwork selected…

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Silver Tip Grizzly Bear -- Rocky Mountains, Alberta- Rungius, Carl- oil on canvas 16.93.4
June 18, 2025

Carl Rungius and the Silver-Tipped Grizzly: A Legacy in Western Wildlife Art

A silver tipped grizzly lives in the Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. No cause for…

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April 21, 2025

Philip R. Goodwin, or, A Child Prodigy Runs Afoul of the 20th Century

It was December, and I had just walked into the shelving room of the Madison, Wisconsin, Public Library. My job. The room…

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Albert Bierstadt painting in the Whitney Western Art Museum
February 3, 2025

A Masterpiece Finds a New Home at the Center: Bierstadt’s ‘Wind River Country, Wyoming’

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, receives Bierstadt’s Wind River Country, Wyoming” as a gift, now prominently displayed…

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David P. Bradley (Minnesota Chippewa, b. 1954). "Tonto's Dream," 2013. Acrylic on canvas. Gift of The Alexander Bodini Foundation, in memory of Alexander Bodini. 8.13
January 9, 2025

With humor, artist looks at the commercialization of Native American cultures

Artist looks at the commercialization of Native American cultures with humor A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaJanuary 9, 2025 A…

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