Western Art & Indian Art Museum Painting & Sculpture Photos

Western Art collections encompass art depicting cowboys, wildlife, objects & the romance of the American West plus the arts & crafts created by American Indians (Native Americans) as they decorated their clothing, religious objects, pottery, beadwork, baskets, & everyday items. Some of these museums have joined together into an alliance called Museums West*. Notable early American artists often featured in such museums include Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell & Albert Bierstadt.

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West*: W.F. Cody Collection,
Cody, WY		 Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY Frederic Remington Poster for Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Congress of Rough Riders of the World Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West*: Native American Collection,
Cody, WY		 Decorative Nuxbaaga & Arapaho blanket strips (1890) at Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Lakota buffalo horn & eagle feather bonnet (c1860) at Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Model of native on horseback with Northern Plains & Cheyenne artifacts (c1885-90) at Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West*: Western Art Collection,
Cody, WY		 Frederic Remington sculpture at Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Frederic Remington painting at Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Col. William F. Cody portrait at Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
National Wildlife Museum of Art*,
Jackson, WY		 National Wildlife Museum of Art building. Gallery at National Wildlife Museum of Art. Lobby ceiling of National Wildlife Museum of Art.
Nelson Museum of the West,
Cheyenne, WY		 Navaho blanket at Nelson Museum of the West. Hupa Indian hat from Central California at Nelson Museum of the West. Charles M. Russell painting at Nelson Museum of the West.
Denver Art Museum Native American Arts Collection Navajo rug at Denver Art Museum. Yurok trinket basket at Denver Art Museum. Zia painted clay bowl at Denver Art Museum.
Denver Art Museum Western Art Collection George Catlin lithograph at Denver Art Museum. William Penhallow Henderson painting at Denver Art Museum. Robert Henri painting at Denver Art Museum.
Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art,
Boulder, CO		 Sculpture of Pueblo woman at Leanin' Tree Museum. Owl sculpture at Leanin' Tree Museum. Sculpture of bull elk at Leanin' Tree Museum.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO Fiesta Jarabe sculpture by Luis Jimenez at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Colorado Springs, CO Indian Warrior painting by Bert Geer Phillips at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Colorado Springs, CO Collection of Southwestern American Native textiles & pottery at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Colorado Springs, CO
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, Trinidad, CO Gallery of A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art in former Jamieson Department Store. Trinidad, CO Two Men One Horse, Canteen painting by Arthur Roy Mitchell at A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art. Trinidad, CO Mitchell's hat on longhorn hat rack at A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art. Trinidad, CO
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum,
Oklahoma City, OK		 Statue of Buffalo Bill at National Cowboy Museum. Beadwork bag at National Cowboy Museum. Poster for Will Rogers' first film at National Cowboy Museum.
Woolaroc Ranch Museum,
Bartlesville, OK		 Indian mural at Woolaroc Ranch Museum. Portrait of Chief Yellow Shield-Sioux at Woolaroc Museum. Portrait of Wild Bill Hickok at Woolaroc Museum.
Gilcrease Museum*,
Tulsa, OK		 Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK. Photos of art not allowed.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Fort Worth, TX Frederic Remington painting at Amon Carter Museum. Charles M. Russell painting at Amon Carter Museum.
Museum of Western Art, Kerrville, TX An Honest Days Work sculpture by Fred Fellows at Museum of Western Art. Kerrville, TX Some of the 110 compartments in Wooton desk at Museum of Western Art. Kerrville, TX In the Land of the Upthrust painting by Frank McCarthy at Museum of Western Art. Kerrville, TX
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art, Indianapolis, IN Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art beyond Wood Deer Fountain. Indianapolis, IN Snake Indians painting by Alfred Jacob Miller at Eiteljorg Museum. Indianapolis, IN Crow Indian elktooth dress at Eiteljorg Museum. Indianapolis, IN
Rockwell Museum of Art*,
Corning, NY		 Rockwell Museum of Art. William H.D. Koerner painting at Rockwell Museum of Art.
Autry National Center*, Los Angeles, CA (Museum of American West) Autry National Center*, Los Angeles, CA (Museum of American West). Frederic Remington painting at Autry National Center. Poster for Tim McCoy film at Autry National Center.
Dakota Discovery Museum,
Mitchell, SD		 Charles Hargens painting at Dakota Discovery Museum. Head of Meriwether Lewis sculpture at Dakota Discovery Museum. Kiowa beaded women's leggings & moccasins at Dakota Discovery Museum.
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC Eastern entrance facade of National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC Curvilinear interior of National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC Ceramic native two-spout jug with bird design at National Museum of the American Indian. Washington, DC
National Museum of the American Indian,
New York, NY		 Haida ceremonial outfit at National Museum of American Indian. Nisga'a mask at National Museum of American Indian. Killer whale amulet at National Museum of American Indian.
Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia (UBC). Haida mortuary pole Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Kwagiutl house post at Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
Native American Arts Feathered native headdress at Museum of Idaho. First nations mask at Seattle Art Museum. Gold pendant from Costa Rica at New Orleans Museum of Art.
Other Museums with some Western Art or Native American content
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