Western Art & Indian Art Museum Painting & Sculpture Photo Subject Index

Western Art collections encompass art depicting cowboys, wildlife, objects & the romance of the American West plus the arts & crafts created by American Indians (Native Americans) as they decorated their clothing, religious objects, pottery, beadwork, baskets, & everyday items. Some of these museums have joined together into an alliance called Museums West. Notable early American artists often featured in such museums include Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell & Albert Bierstadt.

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Buffalo Bill Historical Center*: W.F. Cody Collection, Cody, WY
Buffalo Bill Historical Center*: Native American Collection, Cody, WY
Buffalo Bill Historical Center*: Western Art Collection, Cody, WY
National Wildlife Museum of Art*, Jackson, WY
Nelson Museum of the West, Cheyenne, WY
Denver Art Museum Native American Arts Collection
Denver Art Museum Western Art Collection
Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, CO
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
Woolaroc Ranch Museum, Bartlesville, OK
Gilcrease Museum*, Tulsa, OK

 Photos of art not allowed.
Amon Carter Museum*, Fort Worth, TX
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art*, Indianapolis, IN
Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, NY

 Coming Soon
Museum of American West (formerly Autry Museum of Western Heritage)*, Los Angeles, CA
Dakota Discovery Museum, Mitchell, SD
National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY
* Member of Museums West

Other Museums with some Western Art or Native American Content
  • Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art, Provo, UT
  • Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO
  • St. Louis Art Museum, MO
  • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
  • Montana Historical Society Museum, Helena, MT
  • Museum of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art - Native American Collection, New York City
  • Seattle Art Museum - Northwest Coast Native American Collection, Seattle, WA

    See Also:
    Buffalo Bill Cody Chronology in photos
    • All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
    All rights reserved. Permission required to use.