Peter Hassrick at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Center of the West Executive Director Bruce Eldredge, Whitney Curator Karen McWhorter, and Director Emeritus Peter Hassrick at opening of the "Go West" traveling exhibition at the Joselyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska in 2015.
Peter Hassrick, 2013.
Peter Hassrick (right) interviews Sandy Church in the Whitney Museum's Proctor Studio re-creation, 2012.
Peter Hassrick with Frederic Remington painting "A Dash for the Timber" at the Amon Carter Museum in Forth Worth, Texas.
BBC filming, Alan McFarland interviewing Peter Hassrick.
Peter Hassrick discussing a painting.
Karen McWhorter, Peter Hassrick, and Laura Fry with Albert Bierstadt's "The Last of the Buffalo" at the Gilcrease Museum in 2018.
Peter Hassrick enjoying the decor of the Mayo Hotel lobby in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Peter Hassrick in newspaper article, Frederic Remington Studio, 1981.
Peter Hassrick
Peter Hassrick examining Henry Merwin Shrady's "Bull Moose."
Peter Hassrick in newsprint, with Frederic Remington's "Coming through the Rye," 1981.
Peter Hassrick served as director of the Center from 1976 – 1996.
Peter’s achievements and his contributions to expanding knowledge and appreciation of American Art of the West were monumental. During the 20 years of his leadership, he built the Center into one of America’s great museums. He was committed to excellence at every level of the museum. He expanded the Center’s permanent collections, nurtured relationships with important art collectors, guided the addition of three new museums, and assembled an invaluable research library. He valued the role education played in museums, establishing and always encouraging many unique educational initiatives at the Center.
In Honor of Peter Hassrick
Hassrick Programs include a variety of engaging, creative educational events for all ages, serving Cody’s community as well as visitors from around the globe. Its foundational programs will align with Peter’s principal scholarly interest in 19th and early 20th century American Art of the West. The goal is to attract nationally recognized scholars, both established and emerging, to come to Cody and to speak on 19th or early 20th century American Art of the West. These lectures and symposia also recognize and build upon the depth and national significance of the Whitney’s permanent collections, helping to build greater national and local awareness of the Whitney’s collections.
Programs are primarily held in Cody, Wyoming, and made broadly accessible through recording and publishing.
⇒ Primary topics are 19th century and early 20th century American Art of the West
and/or topics inspired by Whitney Western Art Museum collections. ⇐
⇒ Program providers are established or emerging professionals with expertise in primary topics. ⇐
⇒ Auxiliary programs may include gallery tours, Slow Art programs, or programs geared toward engaging local audiences. ⇐
Program Archive
Peter Hassrick Public Program Series
The below videos are also gathered into this Peter Hassrick Public Program Series playlist.
Rethinking "Western American" Art
An Evening with Stephen Hannock
Charlie Russell & the Silver Screen
James Bama's Photos: An Essential Tool
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