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 an area in Watkins Glen State known as Frowning Cliff. Now that the Park is closed for the season, come see what you are missing. …
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 country, and religious iconography. Art of the American west captures not only the allegory but also the reality. Horses represented freedom, and they were necessary …
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 him to critically examine the effects of man on the natural landscape. In the video below, Susan Kalil, co-curator of the Rockwell’s exhibition Alexandre Hogue: …
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 and Monologues Performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBNQ8p7ClmY Identity and the Artist is a multi-media art program which was established at The Rockwell in 2003 for incoming High School Learning …
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 American frame by the prestigious frame company, Gill & Lagodich Fine Period Frames & Restoration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYvi5HEWrsU Mount Whitney commands the Visions of the West Gallery at …