For the week of July 16–20, 2018, visitors to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum have the opportunity to interact with award-winning artist Jeff Rudolph, who serves as Artist-in-Residence for the week. Stationed in the gallery each day from 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Rudolph demonstrates his work and technique while chatting […]
Sculptor Linda Raynolds (b. 1953) was one of the Whitney Western Art Museum’s artists in residence for the 2014 season at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. As a resident, Raynolds took advantage of and inspiration from the Draper Natural History Museum’s Raptor Experience, focusing her time and her artistic efforts […]
Sculptor, Jeffrey Burnham Rudolph (b. 1956), was one of this year’s artists in residence in the Whitney Western Art Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. In this interview, Rudolph discusses his journey as an artist, his work, and provides commentary on the process of turning a clay sculpture into a […]
Alexander Phimister Proctor is recognized as a skilled animal sculptor and leader in monumental sculpture on western themes. IndianWarrior, while not monumental in scale, attracted international attention after it was awarded a gold medal for sculpture at the Paris Universal Exposition in 1900. Proctor portrayed the Indian warrior in a heroic pose, mounted on horseback […]
The Center’s latest Skype in the classroom lesson proves that art can open many doors for students—especially high school students. We recently launched a participatory virtual lesson with our partner, Skype in the classroom, that we hope helps teachers across disciplines expose their students to the idea that perspectives can be communicated over time through technique, […]
The Center’s New Borrow a Backpack Adventure Adventure awaits students and teachers who visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West this school year! Beginning this fall, the Center offers Borrow a Backpack – a unique self-guided experiences that allows students and teachers to dive into the West in a new way. The Borrow a […]