Alexander Phimister Proctor was a known as the sculptor in buckskin. Born in Canada, he fell in love with the American West and most of his work featured the West. […]
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Artist Interview: John Giarrizzo
John Giarrizzo (b. 1955) was chosen as one of the Whitney Western Art Museum’s 2014 Artists in Residence at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Throughout […]
Interview with Artist Dean Mitchell
Contemporary painter and water-colorist, Dean Mitchell, shares his story of the road to becoming a professional artist, describing his process and what motivates his work. Mitchell was the 2014 Weiss […]
John Mix Stanley: Portrait Painter
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 […]
Art Speaks: John Hull
In 2013, artist John Hull created a series of paintings on The Sporting Life. A few of these works centered around the Johnson County Fair and Rodeo in Buffalo, Wyoming, […]
An Artist’s Visit: Jared Sanders
It is always an exciting time when artists in our permanent collection make the trip out to Cody to come see us. This past weekend I had the pleasure of […]