Visions of the American West Exhibition
In a landmark collaboration, Cheekwood and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (BBHC) bring the epic romance and adventure of the American West to Nashville in Visions of the American West: Masterworks from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. The 200-piece exhibition, which will inhabit every gallery space at Cheekwood, debuts October 22. Its residence at Cheekwood marks the exhibition's inaugural venture away from its home in Cody, Wyoming.
Visions of the American West features distinct sections dedicated to one particular Western experience:
Art: Masterpieces from the Whitney Gallery of Western Art including works by Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington, and many others that helped to create a mythic image of the Old West that endures into the present.
Plains Indian Collection: Representing Native American everyday life and cultural traditions preserved in beautifully crafted artifacts. These include tribal objects such as war bonnet, clothing, and weapons from Sioux, Crow, Blackfeet, and other Plains Indian people.
Firearms of the West: The exhibition includes objects from the Cody Firearms Museum that are of historical and aesthetic importance including a rifle used by George Armstrong Custer, different models of Colt revolver, and a tripod mounted Gatling Gun.
Cowboy Life: Revisits the actual cowboy experience as well as the myth, featuring historic everyday objects, the Mexican Vaquero, the fancier Cowboy "high style," and the West of Pop Culture, including the ten-gallon hat worn by "Hoss" Cartright from Bonanza.
Women of the West: Paying tribute to the women of the West through a select number of items, including the wedding dress of William F. Cody's daughter Arta and the outfit of historic cowgirl Etheyle Parry. These historic women will be surrounded by paintings, photographs and everyday objects documenting the life of a ranch woman.
Horse Culture: This gallery will contain beautiful examples of cowboy horse gear, Native American saddle blankets and saddlebags, and a historic saddle owned by President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody: Features personal items, including Buffalo Bill's buckskin shirt, Stetson hat, Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Spider Studebaker Buggy that he acquired in England and brought back to Cody. The Wild West Show that traveled around the world is also richly documented.
Yellowstone: Large-format photographs and a video will introduce visitors in Nashville to the wildlife, landscape, and human experience of Yellowstone Country.
Visions of the American West will be on display from October 22 through March 4, 2012. Guided museum tours are offered every Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Special Wild West Weekends will include lectures, demonstrations, entertainment, and Kids Corral children's activities.
Details, schedules, and ticket information available at www.cheekwood.org.
Visions of the American West features distinct sections dedicated to one particular Western experience:
Art: Masterpieces from the Whitney Gallery of Western Art including works by Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington, and many others that helped to create a mythic image of the Old West that endures into the present.
Plains Indian Collection: Representing Native American everyday life and cultural traditions preserved in beautifully crafted artifacts. These include tribal objects such as war bonnet, clothing, and weapons from Sioux, Crow, Blackfeet, and other Plains Indian people.
Firearms of the West: The exhibition includes objects from the Cody Firearms Museum that are of historical and aesthetic importance including a rifle used by George Armstrong Custer, different models of Colt revolver, and a tripod mounted Gatling Gun.
Cowboy Life: Revisits the actual cowboy experience as well as the myth, featuring historic everyday objects, the Mexican Vaquero, the fancier Cowboy "high style," and the West of Pop Culture, including the ten-gallon hat worn by "Hoss" Cartright from Bonanza.
Women of the West: Paying tribute to the women of the West through a select number of items, including the wedding dress of William F. Cody's daughter Arta and the outfit of historic cowgirl Etheyle Parry. These historic women will be surrounded by paintings, photographs and everyday objects documenting the life of a ranch woman.
Horse Culture: This gallery will contain beautiful examples of cowboy horse gear, Native American saddle blankets and saddlebags, and a historic saddle owned by President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody: Features personal items, including Buffalo Bill's buckskin shirt, Stetson hat, Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Spider Studebaker Buggy that he acquired in England and brought back to Cody. The Wild West Show that traveled around the world is also richly documented.
Yellowstone: Large-format photographs and a video will introduce visitors in Nashville to the wildlife, landscape, and human experience of Yellowstone Country.
Visions of the American West will be on display from October 22 through March 4, 2012. Guided museum tours are offered every Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Special Wild West Weekends will include lectures, demonstrations, entertainment, and Kids Corral children's activities.
Details, schedules, and ticket information available at www.cheekwood.org.
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