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 […]
Karl Bodmer
Bierstadt: Decimation of the Herds
Bierstadt used art as a platform to denounce the decimation of America’s most iconic and largest mammal. Some of his paintings present the bison as flourishing and others lament the […]
Art and Exploration of the American West: The Scientific Journey of Karl Bodmer
During the course of the nineteenth century, government officials, scientists, and artists traveled to the American West in search of land, resources, and the best overland route for westward expansion. […]
Folk Art of the Frontier: McCullough’s Leap – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 1994 Folk Art of the Frontier: McCullough’s Leap By Robert EngelFormer Research Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum Between 1968 and 1981 the Buffalo Bill […]
John James Audubon – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2000 John James Audubon: Feathers to Fur By Sarah E. Boehme, PhDFormer Whitney Western Art Museum Curator The name of John James Audubon (1785–1851) […]
Nineteenth century American West on view with Bodmer exhibit
Had it not been for Karl Bodmer’s 1830s drawings of the people and places of the American West, that way of life might have remained shadowy at best. In 2013, […]
