The Buffalo Hunt Death of the King of the Herd; Indian Pursuing Buffalo; Indian and Buffalo Group; The Chase For Proctor’s singular portrayal of a buffalo hunt, he selected a set of heroic characters that would perform the chase in as dramatic a way as possible. The artist had neither seen nor participated in such […]
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 […]
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2000 Catlin Showed Us By Edith JacobsonFormer Intern, Whitney Western Art Museum By the 1830s America was beginning what is now known as “The Era of Westward Expansion.” What did those first settlers know about the West? What did they expect? At that time, the American frontier was the land west of […]
We are thrilled to have the beautiful bronze relief sculpted by Charles Cary Rumsey back in the Whitney Western Art Museum. “Buffalo Hunt” was sculpted by American Artist C.C. Rumsey and made at the Parisian foundry H. Rouard. “Buffalo Hunt” just returned from the Go West exhibition at the High Museum of Art. The High Museum […]