German immigrant Hans Kleiber used the mountain scenery, wildlife, and human inhabitants of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho as inspiration for his etchings.
Jan 05, 2024
Pet-owners have had a fascination with photographing their pets since long before the advent of the smart phones or social media. Many of the American Heritage Center's collections contain photographs of beloved family pets, dating back as far as the turn of the century.
Nov 30, 2023
When the transcontinental railroad united the nation in 1869, it was the age’s greatest engineering achievement. Technologic marvels of steel and wood, railroads filled the space around them with iron, heat, steam, exhaust, noise and smells. Yet they were and remain romantic. The art displayed here reveals that enticing passion even as it presents the railroad’s reality.
Jul 14, 2023
Gerald Fried was an American composer who helped define what television and movies sounded like throughout his expansive career of over six decades. He got his start composing for Stanley Kubrick and would go on to create iconic scores for shows such as Star Trek, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Gilligan's Island, Dynasty, Mission: Impossible, and Roots.
Apr 13, 2023
This exhibit consists of items from the Bennett Hammer collection at the American Heritage Center. The collection centers around the representation of the LGBT+ community in the media from the 80s and 90s.
Mar 23, 2023
Much like Old Hollywood itself, Jean Howard’s life was one of both glamor and hidden struggle. Jean came to Tinseltown in pursuit of stardom but instead found herself drawn to documenting life behind the camera lens. She had the social connections to photograph Hollywood from an inside perspective throughout the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, as well as the skill to produce stunning portraiture.
Mar 23, 2023
Thomas Kennet-Were, an English artist and painter. He traveled from Liverpool, England to New York City and then across parts of Canada, the United States and Central America in 1868-1869.
Mar 20, 2023
Whether working at NASA or on UFO research, Richard F. Haines was committed to science. His passion for studying UFO sightings led to the compilation of hundreds of UFO sightings spanning from WWI into the early 21st century.
Feb 15, 2023
This exhibit combines historic photos from the American Heritage Center’s collections with photos of the University of Wyoming campus taken in 2022, to show how the campus has changed (and stayed the same) over time.
Jan 23, 2023
Pet-owners have had a fascination with photographing their pets since long before the advent of the smart phones or social media. Many of the American Heritage Center's collections contain photographs of beloved family pets, dating back as far as the turn of the century.
Dec 20, 2022
This exhibit will introduce you to the highlights of Buddy Ebsen’s (1908-2003) life and career. His show business career, spanning more than seventy years, included stage, film, and television. Ebsen was best known for his roles as Jed Clampett on the TV comedy “The Beverly Hillbillies” (1962-1971) and Barnaby Jones on the TV detective series of the same name (1973-1980).
Oct 10, 2022
The inaugural Black 14 Social Justice Summer Institute, held on the University of Wyoming’s campus from July 17th to July 23rd, 2022, included six high school from around the country, UW student team leaders and three members of the Black 14. Throughout the week, the students and student leaders talked with and learned about the Black 14 and what happened in October 1969.
Aug 31, 2022
Thread by Thread: Fiber Arts in Wyoming highlights the work of fiber artists in the state of Wyoming. Showcasing their tools, materials, products, and the communities through which they learn from and interact with each other, this exhibit works to provide a closer look at the artists who spend their time making decorative and practical textile works.
Jun 29, 2022
Songs of the West showcases the folk musicians throughout Wyoming whose art is a reflection of the rich culture of Wyoming life. All materials showcased in the exhibit are part of the Wyoming Folklife Collection at the American Heritage Center.
Jun 20, 2022
The Wyoming Stock Grower's Association was officially organized in 1872. The aims of the organization were to set up a stock detection system to prevent cattle rustling, to lobby for favorable legislation, to deal with contagious diseases among cattle, and to organize cattle roundups.
May 26, 2022
Lora Webb Nichols lived most of her life in Encampment, Wyoming and in 1899, at the age of sixteen, Nichols began photographing the people and places around her. Lucy Davies writing in The Daily Telegraph, described her work as recording Wyoming's "inconsequential chores and rituals rather than grand events. Even so, her frank, bold pictures capture the clean-cut thrill of pioneer life, of America's hugeness and scope." This online collection showcases only 16 of the 23,000+ photographs archived.
May 02, 2022
In 1902, at the age of twenty, Richard Throssel moved to Montana after it was recommended that the drier climate would ease his rheumatism. In Montana, he found work as a clerk for the Indian Services office at the Crow Indian Reservation where, in 1905, he was adopted by the Crow tribe. Throssel became a field photographer for the Crow reservation, his native descent and close relationship with the tribe affording him intimate access that non-natives photographers could not experience.
Apr 26, 2022
In 1984 artist Dave Paulley approached The Wyoming Historical Society with a proposal to help celebrate the state's upcoming Centennial Celebration (July of 1990). Paulley partnered with the Historical Society to produce thirty-five paintings depicting scenes that would impact the social, political, and economic growth of the land chronicling Wyoming's transformation into "The Equality State" as it is now known.
Mar 01, 2022
The Art of the Hunt showcases Wyoming folk artists who are dedicated to their practical yet intricate crafts that help them with the hunt. This five year project was completed by the University of Wyoming American Studies Program and the Wyoming Arts Council to highlight hunting and fishing stories in Wyoming. Materials are now part of the Wyoming Folklife Archive, housed at the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center.
Feb 15, 2022
After acquiring the rights to the Hopalong Cassidy character and the sixty-six movies he had starred in, actor William Boyd created an extensive merchandising campaign for the character.
Dec 14, 2021
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