Albert Bierstadt: Witness to a Changing West would not have been possible without the generous support of many donors. For this funding in support of… Read More
Bierstadt: In Service of Manifest Destiny?
Albert Bierstadt’s paintings may have contributed to the profound changes occurring in the American West in the late 1800s. Across Bierstadt’s thirty-year career, his depictions… Read More
Bierstadt: Worthington Whittredge and William Holbrook Beard
Albert Bierstadt studied art in Germany alongside noted American landscape and animal painters Worthington Whittredge and William Holbrook Beard. The three later became neighbors in… Read More
Bierstadt: William Jacob Hays, Champion of the Bison
William Jacob Hays, a friend of Bierstadt’s, was awestruck by the bison herds along the Missouri, and wrote, “On my way down the river I… Read More
Bierstadt: George Catlin and the National Park Idea
When George Catlin traveled up the Missouri River into present-day Montana, he admired the Native American peoples of the Great Plains and observed the bison… Read More
Bierstadt: Lander’s Peak and the Critics
Bierstadt’s early western paintings placed equal emphasis on the extraordinary landscapes and the Native peoples of the West. The artist’s sketches from his journey through… Read More
Bierstadt: Indigenous Plains People and the Bison
Plains peoples of Bierstadt’s time are often celebrated as “buffalo cultures.” This designation acknowledges the historical centrality of bison as a physical resource and as… Read More
Bierstadt: Animal Painter
Throughout his painting career, Bierstadt found inspiration in the animal kingdom. His sketches and observations of wildlife and domestic animals reveal his keen interest in… Read More
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.… Read More
Exhibition: Albert Bierstadt
Current Exhibition Albert Bierstadt: Witness to a Changing West June 9, 2018 – September 30, 2018 The Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Gilcrease Museum… Read More
