In a day-long symposium this past June, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Whitney Western Art Museum brought together several top art historians and renowned artists to examine topics related to western American sculpture. Forged and Founded—Western American Sculpture, a Centennial Symposium resulted in stimulating and thought-provoking presentations, recorded and now available online. Themes […]
Preparations are ramping up for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Forged and Founded—Western American Sculpture symposium on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The day-long program takes place from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the Center. Sponsored by the Center’s Whitney Western Art Museum, sculpture symposium organizers have gathered artists, artisans, and art historians to share […]
This year, 2017, marks the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Centennial—100 years of research, collecting, exhibitions, and programs. As part of the festivities, the Center’s Whitney Western Art Museum hosts, on Saturday, June 17, a special symposium that brings together top art historians and trailblazing contemporary artists to examine topics related to western American […]
Tell Me a Story: Alexander Phimister Proctor as Storyteller Originally published in Points West magazine in Spring 2004 By Julie Tachick Former Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum Recognized during his lifetime as one of the leading sculptors of wildlife and western heroes, Alexander Phimister Proctor was also a gifted storyteller. His eldest daughter, Hester, would recall, […]