Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2009 On the heels of Lewis and Clark: Charles Fritz follows the inspiring visions of western artist-explorers By Christine C. BrindzaFormer Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum The work we are now doing is, I trust, done for posterity, in such a way that they need not repeat it. […]
In 1853, the United States Government organized surveys to ascertain the most practical route for a transcontinental railroad. American explorer-artist John Mix Stanley (1814–1872) was enlisted as an artist for Isaac I. Stevens’s Northern Survey. This expedition granted Stanley the opportunity to record landscapes and Indian cultures on his journey across the country. Stanley first […]
What does the Maintenance Department at your establishment of work mean to you? Are they simply the ones called when there’s a leaky faucet? Perhaps they are there for you when the lights in your office inevitably die? From patching walls to pruning bushes and keeping the lavatories in working order, these are but some […]
Originally published in Points West in Spring 2015 Painted Journeys: The Art of John Mix Stanley — Revealing an unknown artist By Mindy N. Besaw John Mix Stanley (1814–1872) was a major figure in nineteenth-century American Art, yet his life and art remain unexplored. He was an ardent adventurer who traveled to the West more […]
Listen to the half hour radio program on Home Ground radio celebrating the art, life, and achievements of American artist John Mix Stanley (1814 – 1872). Host Brian Kahn interviews our own Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar, Peter H. Hassrick, as he speaks to Stanley’s art and travels throughout the American West. Painted Journeys: […]
The practice of itinerant painting was popular in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. Artists would travel through urban and rural areas seeking commissions from wealthier families and prominent members of society. These portraits would often hang in the household’s parlor room indicating to guests the sitter’s gentility and position in society. […]