Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is excited to once again partner with the national Blue Star Museum initiative! Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense,...
WS: Would you tell us about your background, your interest in the American West and Western Art, and how you first became involved with Western Spirit? Ferrigni: I wasn’t born in Arizona but I’ve called this state home since a very young age, so I consider...
WS: Can you tell us something about your upbringing and interest in the American West? Casey: I grew up in South Dakota—not the West, exactly—but we lived between two Indian Reservations, the Lower Brule and Crow Creek. My family owned drugstores there and we...
There’s a new sheriff in town! Please join us in celebrating the appointment of highly experienced local business and community leader Todd Bankofier as Western Spirit’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director. David Sherf, Interim...
WS: History is heritage for you. Can you tell us a bit about that? Rock: In 1840, my great-great-great grandfather William came by covered wagon from New Jersey to the Quad Cities—where I was born and grew up. William’s cousin, James Marshall, kept going all the way...
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel including National Guard and Reserve and...
