Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2019 The Life and Work of Will James By Nicole Todd The life of Will James is one of both mystery and mayhem. His work, however, tells the story of a life he was meant to live. Born Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault on June 6, 1892, in the Québec […]
The Whitney Western Art Museum commissioned a painting for the Invisible Boundaries Exhibition. The exhibition explored Yellowstone National Park’s animal migrations. James Prosek ended up painting what is now titled, “Yellowstone Composition #1.” It is very big at 120 by 120 inches. Karen McWhorter, the Whitney Western Art Museum curator, said it’s mostly in black […]
Not many American impressionists depicted the West. Most painted the East coast and Europe. But Karen McWhorter, the curator of the Whitney Western Art Museum, said one American impressionist, John Henry Twachtman, painted a series of Yellowstone National Park. “He ventured West only the one time, and this was relatively late in his life. He passed […]
Coffee & Curators: Whitney Western Art Museum Center of the West members, we invite you to join us for refreshments and a curator talk focused on our Whitney Western Art Museum. Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator of Western Art, presents An Ersatz American West in Scotland: The Murthly Castle Millers. Learn about artist Alfred Jacob […]
Artist-in-Residence in the Whitney Western Art Museum Don Stinson July 5: 2 – 6 p.m. July 6 – 10: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 – 6 p.m. July 11: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join contemporary western American artist Don Stinson as he demonstrates his technique and talks with visitors in our Whitney […]
Artist-in-Residence in the Whitney Western Art Museum Don Stinson July 5: 2 – 6 p.m. July 6 – 10: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 – 6 p.m. July 11: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join contemporary western American artist Don Stinson as he demonstrates his technique and talks with visitors in our Whitney […]