Whitney Western Art Museum
A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Happy Birthday Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney!
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of our patrons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, whose generosity and continued support of his mother’s founding…
Exploration and Empire
The West of the nineteenth century was a fascinating place to venture. This was the time of Lewis and Clark, the Louisiana Purchase,…
The Curator Responds
Dear readers and patrons, Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful questions on our collections, gallery displays, and objects. I…
Feeling Inquisitive? Ask the Whitney!
Hi to all you western art lovers out there. Things are kickin’ at the Whitney as we gear up to start rotating…
The Photography of James Bama
If you are familiar with the art of James Bama, you will immediately think of his beautiful photo-realistic paintings, paintings filled with the…
Nineteenth century American West on view with Bodmer exhibit
Had it not been for Karl Bodmer’s 1830s drawings of the people and places of the American West, that way of life…