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Whitney Western Art Museum

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

August 5, 2019

Museum Minute: An Epic View of the West

When you think of epic western landscapes, what comes to mind is probably those of Albert Bierstadt. Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator…

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June 21, 2019

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…

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May 10, 2019

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…

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Frederic Remington’s Studio
May 7, 2019

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…

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Carl Rungius (1869-1959). Silver Tip Grizzly Bear, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, ca. 1923. Oil on canvas, 60 x 75.125 inches. Gift of Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. 16.93.4
May 3, 2019

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,…

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April 30, 2019

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…

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