Texas Gold By T.D. Kelsey 1982 Location: South side of building, at the back Sculptor T.D. Kelsey, a cowboy turned artist, sculpted this bronze work with a cowboy and seven Texas Longhorn steers. Each bull represents a different “family” of Texas Longhorn. On his own ranch, Kelsey raises longhorn cattle and horses, and is often […]
“Happy trails to you, until we meet again. Happy trails to you, keep smilin’ until then. Who cares about the clouds when we’re together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather. Happy trails to you, ’till we meet again.” —From Happy Trails by Dale Evans and Roy Rogers [1] This is my last […]
“Roll me over and set me free, Cowboy’s life is the life for me.”—from “Cowboy Song” by Thin Lizzy [1] Here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West we strive to provide fun and educational programs for visitors of all ages. Through our Art in the Garden series from a few summers ago, we […]
“I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy.”“I see by your outfit you are a cowboy too.”“You see by our outfits that we are both cowboys.”“Get yourself an outfit, and be a cowboy too.” [1] —From ” Laredo?” by the Kingston Trio So this year in Art in the Garden we will […]
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1994 Thundering Hooves: Five Centuries of Horse Power in the American West By Emma I. HansenCurator, Plains Indian Museum Ed. note, 2014: this article refers to a past exhibition that was displayed at the Center in 2004. Introduced into North America at Mexico by the Spanish conquistador Don Hernan Cortes in […]
Popular humorist Bill Nye (1850 – 1896), who also founded the Daily Boomerang in Laramie, Wyoming, worried about Buffalo Bill’s sway over youth. Writing in the New York World, October 30, 1887, Nye suggested that “Buffalo William,” as he christened him, was a bad influence on the youth of the day. Nye called it “the […]