When you think of epic western landscapes, what comes to mind is probably those of Albert Bierstadt. Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Whitney Western […]
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A blog about the collections, exhibits, and goings-on of the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Museum Minute: Frederic Remington’s Last Years
Frederic Remington was a famous painter who was known for his depiction of the American West. But Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Whitney Western […]
Museum Minute: The National Indian Gallery
In the 1820s, Native American diplomats traveled to Washington D.C. to negotiate peace deals with Americans. During that time period, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Thomas L. McKenney, commissioned portraits […]
Remington Studio audio
While Frederic Remington worked from his studio in New Rochelle, New York, friends and neighbors Jack Summerhayes and his wife spent a lot of time with Frederic and Eva. Take […]
Center shares Carl Rungius paintings with National Museum of Wildlife Art
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West has loaned four significant paintings to the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, to augment two special exhibitions showcasing Carl Rungius. […]
Henry Inman’s “Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka” and “Shar-I-Tar-Ish”
Henry Inman, Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka (Little Elk), 21.95.1 and Shar-I-Tar-Ish, 21.95.2 Henry Inman (1801–1846). Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka (Little Elk), 1832. Oil on canvas, 30.4375 x 25.5625 inches. Gift of Allen & Company Incorporated, 21.95.1 […]
