Tracy Linder grew up on a family farm and received her MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Linder now lives in south central Montana. Her sculptures and installations address our integral connection to the land, the sanctity of our food sources, and the innate survival skills of all species. Her works have been […]
The ancient technique of casting sculpture in bronze took a fresh turn in 1849, when Henry Kirke Brown created Choosing of the Arrow, one of the first bronze sculptures cast in the United States. The trajectory of bronze casting in America can be traced from statuettes, like Brown’s classical nude, manufactured for an emerging class […]
The Whitney Western Art Museum houses studio collections of four western American artists: Frederic Remington, W.H.D. Koerner, Joseph Henry Sharp, and Alexander Phimister Proctor. Each of these collections are individually significant, and together, they form the cornerstones of the Whitney’s broad and deep holdings of artwork. Each has the capacity to inspire and astound causal […]
In celebration of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s centennial year, the Center hosted a Centennial History Contest. The contest theme was Taking a Stand in History in the American West and students could compete in three categories: paper (essay), website, or documentary. We targeted the contest to high school students in the Big […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is celebrating its Centennial throughout 2017. Along with events, programs, and posts highlighting the past one hundred years and looking ahead to the next century, we hosted several symposia on a variety of subjects. Take a look at the brief summaries below, and then click on the links […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West observes our Centennial in 2017! We share the celebration of our first 100 years on this Centennial page. We’ll add posts, images, and tidbits about the Center’s history, the events we’re throwing this year, and much more. Click here to visit our Centennial page Our Centennial William F. “Buffalo […]