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17 09, 2015

Russell vs. Wyeth
Russell vs. Wyeth

Russell vs. Wyeth

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:49:57-06:00September 17th, 2015|0 Comments

Charles M. Russell | He Snaked Old Texas Pete Right Out of His Wicky-up, Gun and All | 1905 | Watercolor, pencil & gouache on paper | 12 3/8 inches x 17 1/8 inches During the winter of 1904, while the Russells were staying with fellow illustrator John N. Marchand in New York, Charlie was not made short of work. He received several illustration jobs while in town: Scribner’s, Outing, Leslie’s, and McClure’s magazines. He Snaked Old Texas Pete Right Out of His Wicky-up, Gun and All was one of the pictures that Russell painted for McClure’s Magazine [...]

2 09, 2015

Dedicated Docents: Mark
Dedicated Docents: Mark

Dedicated Docents: Mark

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:49:07-06:00September 2nd, 2015|0 Comments

Each of our volunteer docents are unique individuals with an array of varied interests and skills. Continuing our blog series dedicated to our docents, today I’d like to introduce you to Mark. SRM: What drew you to the Sid Richardson Art Museum? Mark: One day after returning from out-of-state exile (I’m a native Texan), I looked through the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and noticed a small ad for prospective docents at the Sid Richardson Museum. It sounded interesting, and since I had always liked western art, Remington, and Russell, I thought, “Why not?” SRM: What do you want visitors to get [...]

6 08, 2015

The West that has Passed
The West that has Passed

The West that has Passed

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:48:07-06:00August 6th, 2015|0 Comments

Between 1911 and 1916, Charles Russell’s first national exhibition “The West That Has Passed” was held in great cities like New York, Chicago, and Pittsburgh and across the pond in London. The exhibition was a significant milestone in Russell’s career. Although it didn’t garner many sales, the exhibit did earn the respect of critics, who had begun to take the cowboy artist seriously. News of Russell’s success soon spread. Nancy and Charlie posing on board a ship headed to Savannah for a well-deserved vacation after the successful “West That Has Passed” exhibition in New York. Nancy handed her Kodak [...]

14 07, 2015

Musing at the Museum
Musing at the Museum

Musing at the Museum

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:46:30-06:00July 14th, 2015|0 Comments

Exciting news! In partnership with Texas State University, the Sid Richardson Museum has launched a new mobile app – Musing. What is Musing? Musing is a FREE iPhone application that allows museum visitors to use their phones to access fun and educational information at participating museums and galleries. Visitors can scan the artwork on display to learn more about the artist and the particular work you are viewing. How does it work? Step one: download the app on your iPhone. Step two: Find the current exhibition, Remington & Russell, Retold. Take a photo of the selected artwork with the app. [...]

17 06, 2015

Dedicated Docents: Fay
Dedicated Docents: Fay

Dedicated Docents: Fay

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:45:05-06:00June 17th, 2015|0 Comments

Docent. do·cent /do'sent/ 1 : a person who leads guided tours, especially through a museum or art gallery. At the Sid Richardson Art Museum, prospective docents attend an intensive training process through which the volunteers learn about the museum, our collection, and good communication and interpretation skills by which to engage with our visitors, both children and adults. Continuing our blog series dedicated to our docents, today I’d like to introduce you to Fay. SRM: What drew you to the Sid Richardson Art Museum? Fay: Having grown up with the Western genre, I was naturally drawn to the SRM after moving [...]

8 06, 2015

Remington & Russell, Retold
Remington & Russell, Retold

Remington & Russell, Retold

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:44:14-06:00June 8th, 2015|0 Comments

Bringing to life unforgettable characters and recalling significant events have always been fundamental tasks that the artistic imagination has addressed. In Remington & Russell, Retold, native peoples, explorers, mountain men, buffalo hunters and soldiers are participants in such events as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Oregon Trail, and the Indian Wars, presenting a narrative of the 19th-century American West via 38 paintings by the preeminent storytellers of the American West, Frederic Remington (1861-1909) and Charles Russell (1864-1926). Unfolding largely in chronological order of the year the artworks were completed, the paintings in Remington & Russell, Retold span 22 [...]

7 05, 2015

The Photographic Legacy of George Catlin’s Indian Gallery
The Photographic Legacy of George Catlin’s Indian Gallery

The Photographic Legacy of George Catlin’s Indian Gallery

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:42:06-06:00May 7th, 2015|0 Comments

Last week we had the good fortune to be joined by Karen Barber, Curatorial Fellow in Photography at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, where she is currently working on a project related to photography and Native America. Karen talked to us about the continuing legacy of George Catlin’s Indian Gallery in 19th and 20th-century photography. After amassing an Indian Gallery of more than 500 paintings, Catlin began to exhibit his collection to American audiences. He believed that Indian cultures were vanishing and would be known by future generations only through the visual record he was preserving. What he [...]

29 04, 2015

George Catlin Landscapes
George Catlin Landscapes

George Catlin Landscapes

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:40:16-06:00April 29th, 2015|0 Comments

Last week the museum hosted an adult program called Sid’s Studio, in which we created landscape paintings inspired by the works of George Catlin. While Catlin is known for his portraits and scenes of everyday life of American Indians, at the foundation of his paintings are his landscapes. When Catlin made his first trips up the Missouri River in 1830 and 1832, he was enraptured by the landscape. Although the Philadelphian portraitist originally intended to paint the Native Americans themselves, the artist felt compelled to depict their prairies, rivers, and hills as well. In his Letters and Notes, Catlin wrote: [...]

25 04, 2015

Happy Birthday, Sid!
Happy Birthday, Sid!

Happy Birthday, Sid!

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:39:25-06:00April 25th, 2015|0 Comments

On this day in 1891, Sid Richardson was born. During his lifetime, Sid demonstrated two defining characteristics: an ability to make lasting friendships and the ability to make money. John Connally, Sid Richardson, Lyndon Johnson, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Dinner, 1957. Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas. Though he was friends with many famous people throughout his career, including at the time, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey, and Texas Congressman Sam Rayburn and Senator Lyndon Johnson, Sid shied away from the public [...]

17 04, 2015

National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week

lthompson@sidrichardsonmuseum.org2020-01-17T14:37:08-06:00April 17th, 2015|2 Comments

This week is National Volunteer Week. We are so thankful to have a dedicated group of docents who volunteer their time to share their passion about art and history with others. It is because of our docents that we are able to connect with so many school children and visitors every year at the Sid Richardson Museum. In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to kick off a new blog series dedicated to our docents. Today I’d like to introduce you to Phyllis. SRM: What drew you to the Sid Richardson Museum? Phyllis: My father-in-law was a board member [...]

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