Category: Early West Gallery

Stories of the West
 “Arikara Chief” (Sitting Bear)—Making Connections
Art & Artists
The Search for the People in Edward S. Curtis’s Portraits
A group of people in white robes ride horses across a snowy, open landscape under a cloudy blue sky.
From the Museum & Beyond
A Western American Art Museum … in Florida?
A small basket with geometric patterns in brown, yellow, and green is displayed against a black background—one of our vault highlights that weaves together threads of big history and artistry.
Art & Artists
Highlights from the Vault: A Small Basket with a Big History
A pair of beaded moccasins with vibrant geometric beadwork in red, green, white, and blue, blue lining, tan leather cuffs, and red tassels—part of the Beaded Legacies collection by Victoria Standing Bear-Conroy—displayed on bubble wrap.
Art & Artists
Beaded Legacies: Work from Victoria Standing Bear-Conroy
Black-and-white close-up of an older person wearing a fur-lined hood, gazing thoughtfully toward the camera—a striking example of Power in a Portrait.
Stories of the West
Highlights from the Vault: The Power in a Portrait
Black-and-white portrait of a Native American man in a beaded shirt and traditional clothing, with a feather in his hair, facing forward against a plain background, evoking an air of mystery.
From the Museum & Beyond
Mystery from the Archive: Obsession with a Beaded Shirt