Courage & Crossroads: A Visual Journey through the American West
Courage & Crossroads: A Visual Journey through the American West
Ongoing
Meriwether Lewis’ presentation style pipe tomahawk and other rare Native American objects serve as the centerpiece of this story of America’s West in the 19th and early 20th centuries. More than 100 paintings and sculptures by artists ranging from Thomas Moran and Alfred Jacob Miller to Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, and vintage photographs by Edward S. Curtis add to the narrative.
On loan from the Peterson Family Collection, these works attest to collector and Board of Trustee Tim Peterson’s interest in collecting important artwork primarily focused on the fur trapper period and the challenges faced during the early days of frontier expansion.
Exhibition
Ledger Drawing
Ledger drawing by Brave Buffalo Bull, who was born sometime around 1839 near present-day Pollock, South Dakota.