Whitney Western Art Museum
A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
William Herbert Dunton’s “Timberline”
Dunton, Timberline, 9.05 William Herbert Dunton (1878–1936). Timberline, 1932. Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches. Gift in Memory of Hal Tate…
Alfred Jacob Miller’s “Our Camp”
Miller, Our Camp, 11.70 Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874). Our Camp, ca. 1846-1860. Oil on canvas, 26.375 x 36 inches. Gift of The…
Thomas Moran’s “Zoroaster Peak”
Moran, Zoroaster Peak, 11.96 Thomas Moran (1837 – 1926). Zoroaster Peak (Grand Canyon, Arizona), 1918. Oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches. Purchased…
Don Stinson, “I-80 Energy Romance”
Stinson, I-80 Energy Romance, 15.13 Don Stinson (b. 1956). I-80 Energy Romance, 2013. Oil on linen, 28 x 64 inches. Gift of…
Palmore, “Where Elegance Meets Fear”
Palmore, Where Elegance Meets Fear, 22.96 Tom Palmore (b.1945). Where Elegance Meets Fear, 1996. Acrylic on canvas, 46 x 46 inches. Gift…
Museum Minute: A Painting Documents a New Technology
A watercolor painted in the late 19th century features the Buffalo Bill Wild West show in action. But the painting doesn’t only…