Bierstadt’s painting The Last of the Buffalo served as a final, desperate call to save a species from near-certain annihilation. But he was not the first—nor the last—to use an […]
Last of the Buffalo
Bierstadt: The Last of the Buffalo
In 1888, the year Bierstadt joined the Boone and Crockett Club, he began work on two major paintings, both titled The Last of the Buffalo. These canvases glorified historical subjects […]
Exhibition: Albert Bierstadt
Past Exhibition Albert Bierstadt: Witness to a Changing West June 9, 2018 – September 30, 2018 The Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Gilcrease Museum partnered to present a groundbreaking […]
Treasures from Our West: Last of the Buffalo by Albert Bierstadt
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall 2011 The Last of the Buffalo by Albert Bierstadt Albert Bierstadt’s painting The Last of the Buffalo gives us a glimpse into […]
Sculpture Guide: Last of the Buffalo
Last of the Buffalo By Michael Coleman2006 Location: Front of the building, on hillside Michael Coleman’s lasting goal has always been to exist in harmony with both nature and art. […]