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Edgar S. Paxson

Points West Online: Art of the Battle of Little Bighorn

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Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2010 Truth, Myth, and Imagination: Art of the Battle of Little Bighorn By Christine C. Brindza The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum’s collection contains work depicting the Battle of Little Bighorn—several paintings, prints, and sketches offer a glimpse into those fateful days in the […]

A Treasure from Our West: Paxson's "Custer's Last Stand." 19.69

Treasures from Our West: Edgar S. Paxson’s “Custer’s Last Stand”

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Edgar S. Paxson came to Montana in 1877, a year after the Battle of Little Bighorn. The artist was fascinated by the battle and said, “I will paint that scene…during my leisure hours. I kept dabbling with brush. Each day I saw some improvement.” He was determined to paint the battle scene as accurately as […]