Western Art Collector October 2023/No. 194

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

The Season of Collecting

Welcome to the October issue of Western Art Collector! Leaves are turning, kids are back to school, and there is a natural order of fall settling in around us. It is usually this time of year that we hear stories from our readers about buying and selling, but we also hear from them as they reflect on their current collections. It’s like we are all planning for our future purchases as the holidays and 2024 are right around the corner. We could say that October is a motivational month for changes and additions in collections. The act of collecting itself is an art form. Often, we hear artists say they paint what they are interested in. One month it might be faces, the next two months it might be Western…

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IN THIS ISSUE

Custom Experiences

After many long months of being A pestered about the TV show Yellowstone, I have finally given in and started watching it here and there between magazine deadlines and art trips. I’m way behind, so it’s going to be a journey to get caught up. I relented for several reasons: First, the visual look of Yellowstone and some of the thematic elements within the storylines certainly relate to imagery and ideas within Western art, and it’s been fun watching connections between the two develop. Whether it’s the iconography of cowboys on horseback or the issues involving land rights and conservation, there is a lot in the show that connects back to fine art. And second, I had several artist and collector friends who were playfully hounding me. I can now…

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Western Art Trail Calendar

OCTOBER 7-28: Brett Allen Johnson: Dust and Spirit MAXWELL ALEXANDER GALLERY | Los Angeles, CA – (213) 275-1060 | www.maxwellalexandergallery.com October THROUGH OCTOBER 1 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART 36th Annual Western Visions Art Show + Sale Jackson, WY – (307) 733-5771 www.wildlifeartevents.org OCTOBER 6-27 INSIGHT GALLERY Jeremy Winborg & Billy Schenck: Pair of Aces Fredericksburg, TX – (830) 997-9920 www.insightgallery.com OCTOBER 6-31 MOCKINGBIRD GALLERY Troy Collins & Liz Wolf: Heart & Soul Bend, OR – (541) 388-2107 www.mockingbird-gallery.com OCTOBER 6-JANUARY 2, 2024 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Sale Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org OCTOBER 7-16 LEGACY GALLERY Jerry Jordan: Together Always Our Spirit Santa Fe, NM – (505) 986-9833 www.legacygallery.com OCTOBER 7-21 MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Jordan Walker: Deep Time…

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On View Now

THROUGH NOVEMBER 5 BONE CREEK MUSEUM OF AGRARIAN ART Erin Hanson: Color on the Vine David City, NE – (402) 367-4488 www.bonecreek.org THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 COUSE-SHARP HISTORIC SITE Aún Aquí: Spanish Colonial Contemporary Taos, NM – (575) 751-0369 www.couse-sharp.org THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 GERALD PETERS GALLERY Ted Waddell Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-5700 www.gpgallery.com THROUGH DECEMBER 31 BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM We Set Our Faces Westward: One Woman’s Journey 1839-1848 Cartersville, GA – (770) 387-1300 www.boothmuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 2, 2024 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM Black Cowboys: An American Story Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 14, 2024 BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM Eye on the Prize: The Steve & Milah Lynn Collection Cartersville, GA – (770) 387-1300 www.boothmuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 15, 2024 KOLB STUDIO Grand Canyon…

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Top Western Events and Auctions at a Glance

NOVEMBER 4-5, 2023 COWBOY ARTISTS OF AMERICA SHOW & SALE Fort Worth, TX – (817) 247-1200 NOVEMBER 10-11, 2023 SANTA FE ART AUCTION’S ANNUAL SIGNATURE LIVE AUCTION Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-5858 NOVEMBER 2023 (DATES TBA) CHRISTIE’S AMERICAN ART SALE New York, NY – (212) 636-2000 NOVEMBER 2023 (DATES TBA) SOTHEBY’S AMERICAN ART SALE New York, NY – (212) 606-7000 NOVEMBER 25-26, 2023 SWAIA WINTER INDIAN MARKET Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 JANUARY 3, 2024 COORS WESTERN ART EXHIBIT & SALE Denver, CO – (303) 291-2567 JANUARY 26-27, 2024 BRIAN LEBEL’S CODY OLD WEST SHOW & AUCTION Las Vegas, NV – (877) 968-8880 JANUARY 2024 (DATES TBA) PETRIE INSTITUTE OF WESTERN AMERICAN ART SYMPOSIUM Denver, CO – (720) 865-5000 FEBRUARY 16-18, 2024 SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE EXPOSITION Charleston, SC –…

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

What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? The Museum of Western Art is hosting our Annual Roundup Exhibition and Sale September 8 to October 29. That’s always a good event to showcase both established artists and up-and-comers of the Western art world. We’re also very excited about our upcoming exhibition Two Perspectives featuring the works of Scott Christensen and Quang Ho. What are you reading? I usually try to have at least two books being read at the same time: one for sheer escape and one for enlightenment in the world of art. Right now those are The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton and The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe’s Treasures in the Third…

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