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| A Western Icon The Art and Stories of Will James & Bronzes by his friend Charles M. Russell  Selections from the Will James collection on view year-round in the Murdock Gallery and as part of the Billings Cultural Partners Golden WestFest. Golden WestFest celebrates western influence on arts and culture showcasing Billings' cultural community and rich western heritage. Golden WestFest is a month-long series of activities taking place October 1-30, 2007, at various venues throughout Billings. The festival combines the unique presentation, performance, and exhibit qualities of the 23 Cultural Partner members in a series of western-themed cultural arts performances/exhibits and historic exhibits/activities. Key presenting partners to date include the Yellowstone Art Museum, Western Heritage Center, Billings Symphony Orchestra, Rimrock Opera Company, YMCA Writer's Voice, Parmly Billings Library, MSU-Billings, Moss Mansion, Yellowstone Public Radio, Metrapark and Yellowstone Chamber Players. Golden WestFest concludes with Rimrock Opera's performance of Puccini's 'Girl of the Golden West.' For complete information GoldenWest Fest theme-oriented events in Billings see: www.billingschamber.com or www.downtownbillings.com
The Museum's Will James exhibition is generously sponsored by the Will James Society.
Sample search: type horses in the keyword field. You will get a result of 139 records. Click on a title link, and you will get a more detailed record. At the bottom of the detailed record, click on the URL link to see the image. This database has 184 records with images of works by Will James and the Museum is pleased to make them more widely available to the public, although viewing these images on your computer screen can never replace the experience of coming to the Museum and seeing them on exhibit. This database was created in fall 2001, and more images will be added as available. Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services and the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Montana State Library.
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One of the most beloved of American cowboy artists, Will James helped create and define the mythic image of the American cowboy in literature and Hollywood films. Comprised of paintings, drawings, manuscripts, and Will James's personal effects. Works on display focus on both the art and literature James produced in his brief but extraordinarily productive lifetime. Though born in Canada, James claimed eastern Montana as his home and spent many years in Billings as a guest of local art dealer, Earl Snook. Today, more than half a century after James' death, his books are still published, his paintings and drawings appreciated, and his life celebrated internationally through the Will James Society. The collection of his writings, drawings, paintings, and personal effects that is housed at the Yellowstone Art Museum (the largest public collection in existence) is an important legacy to Montana and the American West. The Museum is dedicated to ensuring that this legacy remains strong through permanent exhibition of his art, and by becoming a center for the study of Will James.
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