Western Art Collector April 2023/No. 188

With previews of gallery exhibitions, museum shows and auctions, Western Art Collector is the premier monthly magazine for collectors searching for works by talented living and past artists who depict the West in paintings and sculptures.

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IN THIS ISSUE

What Was Old is New Again

Welcome to the April Issue of Western Art Collector! In this issue there is more art than you can shake a stick at (a colorful Western interpretation of “more than one can count”). Let me start with our State of the Art: Texas destination guide featuring must-see galleries and museums in the Lone Star State. Texas is our second-largest state at 268,597 square miles. While a big state by all regards, Texas is known for it’s historic art and tight-knit art community. The state’s art scene is supported with many museums and galleries to ensure Western heritage is passed on for generations to come. If you haven’t been to Texas, turn to Page 72 and start planning your art collecting destination vacation. Our Collector’s Focus sections shine a light on…

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IN THIS ISSUE

It’s Everywhere

My wife and I have young children, and we all love to have movie nights. As they’ve grown, we’ve introduced different kinds of movies to them. For many years, it was always cartoons and films that were specifically for their age groups because that’s what held their short attention spans. But we’ve branched out in recent years. More live-action films. Movies with less zany plots. Older films—even a black-and-white one here and there. John Coleman recommended The Agony and the Ecstasy about the painting of the Sistine Chapel with Charlton Heston as Michelangelo. And two of three kids were glued to the screen wondering what the Pope was going to do next to poor Michelangelo. (They’re still not old enough for Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, but I wait…

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Western Art Trail Calendar

APRIL 14-15: SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 945-0225 | www.scottsdaleartauction.com March OPENS MARCH 30 MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERYJosh ElliottTucson, AZ – (520) 722-7798www.medicinemangallery.com April THROUGH APRIL 1 SETTLERS WESTTales from the WestTucson, AZ – (520) 299-2607www.settlerswest.com THROUGH APRIL 1 MAXWELL ALEXANDER GALLERYJohn and Terri Kelly MoyersLos Angeles, CA – (213) 275-1060www.maxwellalexandergallery.com APRIL 1-OCTOBER 1 AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTAvedon’s WestFort Worth, TX – (817) 738-1933www.cartermuseum.org APRIL 1-OCTOBER 29 NEVADA MUSEUM OF ARTThe Art of Ben AleckReno, NV – (775) 329-3333www.nevadaart.org THROUGH APRIL 2 DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUMCowgirl Up! Exhibition & SaleWickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272www.westernmuseum.org THROUGH APRIL 2 COMMERCE GALLERY2023 Anniversary ShowLockhart, TX – (512) 657-1850www.thecommercegallery.com APRIL 7-30 SORREL SKY GALLERYDavid KnowltonSanta Fe, NM – (505) 501-6555www.sorrelsky.com APRIL 7-30 MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERYColor Up: Highlights of the…

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On View Now

THROUGH MAY 7 THE NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM Playing CowboyOklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250www.nationalcowboymuseum.org THROUGH MAY 7 BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM Night of Artists Exhibition & SaleSan Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499www.briscoemuseum.org THROUGH MAY 7 HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART Outriders: Legacy of the Black CowboyTaos, NM – (575) 758-9826www.harwoodmuseum.org THROUGH MAY 14 THE JAMES MUSEUM OF WESTERN & WILDLIFE ART The Stories They Tell: Indigenous Art and the Photography of Edward S. CurtisSt. Petersburg, FL – (727) 892-4200www.thejamesmuseum.org THROUGH MAY 15 COUSE-SHARP HISTORIC SITE, THE LUNDER RESEARCH CENTER Etched in Memory: Gene Kloss’ TaosTaos, NM – (575) 751-0369www.couse-sharp.org THROUGH JUNE 4 PHIPPEN ART MUSEUM Arizonarama: Artwork by R. G. RodellPrescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385www.phippenartmuseum.org THROUGH JUNE 11 YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM The Montana Modernists: Shifting PerceptionsBillings, MT – (406) 256-6804www.artmuseum.org…

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Top Western Events and Auctions at a Glance

MAY 12, 2023 Heritage American Art SaleDallas, TX – (214) 528-3500 MAY 24, 2023 Bonham’s American Art SaleSkinner Marlborough, MA – (212) 644-9001 JUNE 2-AUGUST 6, 2023 Prix de WestOklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 JULY 15, 2023 Coeur d’Alene Art AuctionReno, NV – (208) 772-9009 JULY 21-30, 2023 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & SaleCheyenne, WY – (307) 778-729 JULY 22-23, 2023 Tehachapi Arts Commission Art 2023 ShowTehachapi, CA – (626) 945-3753 AUGUST 18-20, 2023 The RussellGreat Falls, MT – (406) 727-1939 AUGUST 19-20, 2023 Santa Fe Indian MarketSanta Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2023 Quest for the WestIndianapolis, IN – (317) 636-9378 SEPTEMBER 2023 (DATES TBA) Western Visions Show + SaleJackson, WY – (307) 733-5771 SEPTEMBER 2023 (DATES TBA) Jackson Hole Art AuctionJackson, WY – (866)…

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Each Month We Ask Leading Museum Curators About What’s Going On In Their World.

Emily Wilson Curator of Art Briscoe Western Art MuseumSan Antonio, TX(210) 299-4499www.briscoemuseum.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? The Briscoe will be opening our summer exhibition in late May that we are hosting and augmenting from the Tucson Museum of Art titled, Southwest Rising: Contemporary Art and the Legacy of Elaine Horwitch. It was organized by their head curator Julie Sasse, who is an authority on Southwestern modern and contemporary art. The show will feature a wide variety of artistic styles that are less traditional than what our audiences are used to seeing, so I’m excited to see the response from our patron base. What are you reading? I’ve been digging into scholarship on the Texas borderlands…

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