Charles Marion Russell first travelled west to Montana in 1880 and secured a job as a night wrangler shortly thereafter. This job afforded him the opportunity to observe, document, and sketch cow camp activities. He worked as a cowboy for eleven years before becoming a full-time artist. Russell’s life in Montana shaped his perceptions of […]
I am excited to share the Jordan B. Cottle scrapbook with the world. It is full of amazing images and stories of the many peoples and facets that made up the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Any fan of William F. Cody or Buffalo Bill’s Wild West will […]
“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 […]
“Come and git it!” That’s what is announced near the chuck wagon in the summer at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. There are two separate chuck wagons to visit, both giving a unique experience. Outside, before you enter the Center, you can observe and learn from a working chuck wagon. Early in the morning, the “cookie” […]
Since 2011, our monumental bronze statue, Code of the West, 2006, was located offsite at the Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody. It served as our artwork of welcome for those flying into Cody, alongside our other airport sculpture, Big Hal, cast in 2003 by artist Michael Coleman. To celebrate our new name and look—the Buffalo Bill Center of […]
After a dusty day on the cattle drive, cowhands were plum tickled when they caught a whiff of the trail trifecta of biscuits, bacon, and beans. There was one small snag, though: No one ate until Cookie called. On the old time cattle drives, the cook, “Cookie,” was often an aging cowboy hired for his […]