A bronze cowboy sculpture on horseback stands proudly in front of Western-themed paintings at the Frontier Gallery in a museum gallery labeled "Cowboy Artists of America.
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The Frontier Gallery

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Experience the spirit of the Western frontier and the iconic cowboy through vivid artworks that reflect history, myth, and modern interpretations by Cowboy Artists of America and others.

Highlights From the Gallery

Thomas Blackshear II, Bronco Break, 2019, oil on canvas

Jason Rich, Branding Day, 2004, oil on canvas with wood backing

Mian Situ, The Gold Seekers’, Chinese Camp, 1850, 2015, oil on canvas

Joe Beeler, Sugar for the Trail, 2006, bronze

Fred Fellows, Honest Day’s Work, 2008, bronze

This gallery celebrates the Western frontier and the cowboy, an iconic symbol of the American West. From their heyday in the 1880s, cowboy stories have carried on through pulp fiction, movies, television—and fine art. The gallery presents works by several members of The Cowboy Artists of America, an exclusive group dedicated to depicting the West. There are also stories of fur traders, settlers, and even some outlaws.

Today, artists continue to play to, and against, stereotypes as they further our collective fascination with the frontier. Artists include Thomas Blackshear II, Mian Situ, Andy Thomas, Vic Payne and Jason Rich.

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