Sculptor, Jeffrey Burnham Rudolph (b. 1956), was one of this year’s artists in residence in the Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. In this interview, Rudolph discusses his journey as an artist, his work, and provides commentary on the process of turning a clay sculpture into a […]
As a hired artist on government surveys and expeditions, John Mix Stanley not only created beautiful watercolors and sketches of the landscape and people he encountered, but he was also responsible—along with all the other members of the party—to contribute to camp life. One of the tasks required of him was to assist in the […]
Montana artist, Sandra Dal Poggetto, traveled to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West on June 26, 2014 to present a lecture on her body of work. Her talk takes us through her timeline as an artist, and her inspirations and motivations behind creating abstract landscapes. Her work, American Fork #4, 2010-2011, is in […]
By Guest Artist and Blogger Michele Z. Farrier During the enjoyable experience of being Artist in Residence in the Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, each day began with ‘setting up’ two easels—one in oil and one in pastel—and making the big decision of the day. What shall I focus on […]