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 […]
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John Mix Stanley: Artist as Entertainer
In the nineteenth century, many artists looked to market their art to the masses. The panorama (figure 1) offered artists a way to combine their art with a form of […]
John Mix Stanley: Artist and Hunter
As a hired artist on government surveys and expeditions, John Mix Stanley not only created beautiful watercolors and sketches of the landscape and people he encountered, but he was also […]
Buffalo Bill Center of the West receives NEA grant for summer exhibition
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman, Jane Chu, announced in late 2014 that the Buffalo Bill Center of the West was one of only 163 nonprofit organizations nationwide to […]
Exploration and Empire
The West of the nineteenth century was a fascinating place to venture. This was the time of Lewis and Clark, the Louisiana Purchase, territories becoming states, and (right in our own […]