Western art collection on display

Dear Editor:

This letter is written to invite all Nebraskans (and those beyond) to visit the Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege so that you can view and enjoy the largest collection of western art currently on display between Lincoln and Denver.

The exhibit contains more than fifty works of sculpture and fine art by the most legendary names in the style such as Frederic Remington and Charles Russell as well as iconic pieces by Nebraska artisans including Michael Hagel, Todd Williams, and Holdrege’s famed artist and native son, George Lundeen.

With the recent long term closure for renovation of the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, you can still get your “art fix” with the short trip to Holdrege and behold some of the most recognized images that have captured the spirit of the American West for the last nearly two centuries.

It is a unique opportunity to see in one place, through great works of art, the Wild West of the age of Buffalo Bill to the contemporary rancher and farmer on the plains of today’s Nebraska.

I encourage all resident of the Cornhusker State to come out in the cold. . the earthen tones of the prairie and the bold, bright ues of sunrise and sunset which these works show, will embrace your senses with color and warm your heart with memories you’ll cherish for years to come.

“Pallette of the Prairie: A History of the American West in Art” is open 10:00am-5:00pm weekdays and 1:00pm-5:00pm weekends at the Nebraska Prairie Museum, 1807 N. Burlington Street, in Holdrege. Admission is free. The exhibit is scheduled to run through April.

David V. Wendell

Curator

“Palette of the Prairie: A History of the American West in Art”