Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Thomas Moran’s “Zoroaster Peak” The trajectory of Thomas Moran’s career would change dramatically in 1871. That… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Golden Eagle Eggs
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Eggs Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming find… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Mandan Burden Basket
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Mandan Burden Basket In summer 2018, Plains Indian Museum staff had the opportunity to engage in… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Design Drawing, Winchester Repeating Shotgun
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2018 Design Drawing, Winchester Repeating Shotgun A quick glance through each of the Center’s five museums, and… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Photograph, Kit Carson Cody, ca. 1876 This photo gives no hint about the tragedy that would… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Albert Bierstadt’s “A Bull Buffalo”
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Albert Bierstadt’s “A Bull Buffalo” Albert Bierstadt is best known for his landscape paintings, but he… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Dakota Floral Horn Cup by Kevin Pourier
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 Dakota Floral Horn Cup by Kevin Pourier New acquisitions come to the Center of the West… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Nate Salsbury Traveling Desk
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 The Traveling Desk of Nate Salsbury This mahogany traveling desk served Nate Salsbury as he managed… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Photograph, Mary Jester Allen with Frank Butler’s rifle
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Photograph, Mary Jester Allen with Frank Butler’s Rifle After the death of William F. “Buffalo Bill”… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Charles M. Russell Self-Portrait
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Charles M. Russell Self-Portrait This self-portrait pictures artist Charles M. Russell at age thirty-six, striking a… Read More