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Beyond The Frame: The Rockwell Blog

Get to know The Rockwell collection and the people behind it through occasional musings, DIY art projects, new acquisition announcements and more here on our blog, Beyond the Frame.

Two new pieces of Contemporary American Indian Southwestern Pottery

October 1, 2014 | The Silver Dollar Society, The Rockwell Museum’s largest donor group, expands the art collection each year through acquisition. Support toward the purchase of works of art ensures that the unique …

A Journey through Stone and Bronze

August 5, 2014 | Abraham Anghik Ruben incorporates his ancestry and interests into the sculptural expression of his art. Ruben seeks to convey the stories of his ancestors who have gone before him. By …

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Most Recent Acquisitions

May 31, 2014 | Abraham Anghik Ruben, SculptureBirds, Animals, and Spirits, 2014, Brazilian soapstone. Clara S. Peck Fund Purchase and in-kind by artist. 2014.9 The sculpture, entitled Birds, Animals, and Spirits, is a one-of-a-kind artwork created …

The Nancy and Alan Cameros Collection of Southwestern Pottery
On Fire! The Nancy and Alan Cameros Collection of Southwestern Pottery on View at The Rockwell Museum

April 24, 2014 | April 24, 2014 CORNING, NY- On Fire!, a new exhibit at The Rockwell Museum, in Corning, NY, is the result of a decade-long partnership between the Corning, NY, Museum and …

Frowning Cliff, Watkins Glen New York

February 13, 2014 | The Rockwell Museum is proud to present a beautiful painting from the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, New York. This is a great opportunity to see an iconic painting of …

The Horse as an Icon of the Old West

December 11, 2013 | Horses have been a time honored subject of paintings and other artistic mediums. The stateliness of the horse has been used as an allegory for war heroes, symbols of a …

Artist Alexandre Hogue as
Artist Alexandre Hogue as "Environmentalist"

October 24, 2013 | Alexandre Hogue, whose works are currently on display at the Rockwell, explored environmentalism through his art, well before it was the popular thing to do. His love of nature inspired …

Identity and the Artist @ The Rockwell

October 17, 2013 | Our work with schools and the community is designed to help ensure that all children have successful experiences as they grow up in the community. September 2013: Masks, Music, Movement …

Rare Event – Reframing Mount Whitney

September 25, 2013 | An historic event took place at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art on Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Albert Bierstadt’s iconic Mount Whitney was refitted with a custom-made replica of an 1870s …