Whitney Western Art Museum

In “Tonto’s Dream” by David Bradley, the TV hero sleeps amid shards of pottery, Santa Fe traffic and casinos, with images of legendary cowboys floating above him.

T.C. Cannon was one of the most influential modern Native American artists in the 1960’s and 70’s. He painted people as they are---often with self determination and assertiveness.

“Fall Scene,” according to the artist, is today’s version of the covered wagons that brought pioneers to Wyoming.

The painting is part of an upcoming exhibition at the Whitney Western Art Museum opening in May that looks at how Western art and pop art intersect.

Deborah Butterfield used driftwood from the nearby Gallatin and Shoshone Rivers to model the sculpture, now on display at the Whitney Western Art Museum. It was later cast in bronze.

The Whitney Western Art Museum Curator said Gerald Cassidy’s works tended to portray people in a less staged way “at least with the appearance of observed reality.”

Three paintings that are part of Roger Shimomura’s “Minidoka on My Mind” series will be on display in a special section of the Whitney Western Art Museum this winter.

The Whitney Western Art Museum has more than 40 of W.H.D. Koerner's works as well as artifacts from the artist’s studio.

“Even though you can't necessarily see an exact landscape or a mountain form or something like that, when you look at it, it feels like Wyoming." Whitney Western Art Museum Assistant Curator Ashlea Espinal says of Neltje’s painting “My Heart Tumbles.”

Artist Evan Wambeke penned 10 poems inspired by artworks in the Whitney Western Art Museum that are now part of a community-focused digital exhibition. His poem, “Buffalo ‘Ballad’ Bill,” explores how much of the showman’s presence is still felt in the town of Cody today.