Sally James Farnham was a sculptor from a prominent family in upstate New York. Farnham didn’t start sculpting until she was 32. “She began modeling in clay while she was recuperating from an illness. Her husband thought it might just keep her busy and keep her hands active,” said Karen McWhorter, the curator of the […]
Peter H. Hassrick Frederic Remington was remembered at the time of his death in a rather singular way. His image was that of a staunchly independent artist, uniquely American in character and expression, who had dedicated his relatively short career to portraying the historical themes of Western life. He was known to have deliberately sacrificed grace for the pursuit of truth […]
Guns of the Week: October 20 – 24, 2014 Early Firearms Laws This week’s firearms play a role in early firearms laws and regulations. The first is a gun that was originally classified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as a “curio or relic,” which often allowed it reprieve from certain Gun Control Act […]
Guns of the Week: September 29 – October 3, 2014 Remington-Smoot Revolvers Last week, the Cody Firearms Museum hosted the Remington Society of America for their annual seminar. We were lucky to acquire a loan of 40 Remington cartridge pocket pistols. The following are three from that collection. Unloading the Myth – A “New Line” of Remington […]
Guns of the Week: September 15 – 19, 2014 Unloading the Myth – You can’t Always Hit a Home Run During the Great Depression, the Remington Arms Company marketed this redesigned bolt-action magazine rifle to the U.S. Army. Unfortunately for Remington, the Model 1935 Military Rifle failed to gain traction for these reasons: 1) excess World War I surplus […]
Check out our newest addition to the Whitney Western Art Museum! Developed by the Whitney staff to enhance our visitor experience, we are excited to share with everyone our new, free Audioguide Art Tour. With roughly 40 minutes of interpretation from our Margaret and Dick Scarlett Curator of Western American Art Mindy Besaw and Senior […]