Whitney Western Art Museum
A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Give Thanks This Year
As the Whitney staff prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, we would like to share an extraordinary print illustrating the centerpiece of this holiday,…
Honoring Our Veterans Through Art
One of the Whitney’s most popular representations of a cavalry soldier is Harry Jackson’s The Flagbearer. As a veteran of World War…
Art and Exploration of the American West: The Scientific Journey of Karl Bodmer
During the course of the nineteenth century, government officials, scientists, and artists traveled to the American West in search of land, resources,…
Western Treasures: Illustrated Letters from Charles M. Russell
Charles Marion Russell first travelled west to Montana in 1880 and secured a job as a night wrangler shortly thereafter. This job…
Go West! Prepares to… Go West!
If you’ve visited the Whitney Western Art Museum in the last couple of days, you may have noticed some conspicuous bare walls…
Artist Interview with Julie Oriet: Her Inspiration, Works, and Thoughts on the Artist-In-Residence Program
The popular Artist-In-Residence program hosted by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has drawn to a close for 2016. The annual…