Frederic Remington was a famous painter who was known for his depiction of the American West. But Karen McWhorter, the curator of the Whitney Western… Read More
Museum Minute: The National Indian Gallery
In the 1820s, Native American diplomats traveled to Washington D.C. to negotiate peace deals with Americans. During that time period, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs,… Read More
Museum Minute: A Monumental Portrait
Frank Perely Fairbanks was a classmate of Phimister Proctor’s, the famous American sculptor, at the American Academy in Rome. Fairbanks who himself was a portraitist… Read More
Museum Minute: A Lone Bear
Back in 2015, when Karen McWhorter just started her position as curator of the Whitney Western Art Museum, she was interviewed for a magazine. One… Read More
Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum hosts symposium on artist Albert Bierstadt
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum hosts a major symposium in conjunction with the upcoming special exhibition Albert Bierstadt: Witness… Read More
“Forged & Founded” symposium presentations on western American sculpture now available online
In a day-long symposium this past June, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum brought together several top art historians and… Read More
Symposium Review: Forged and Founded: Western American Sculpture
When you hear the words western American sculpture, what comes to mind? Do you think of Remington’s Bronco Buster? Or maybe your interest begins and… Read More
Buffalo Bill Center of the West hosts “Forged & Founded” art symposium
This year, 2017, marks the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Centennial—100 years of research, collecting, exhibitions, and programs. As part of the festivities, the… Read More