It was rainy, so we decided it would be a good day to visit the National Museum of Wildlife Art. We both highly recommend this museum if you are in the Jackson Hole, WY, area. Most museums do not allow photos, but this one did (with no flash), so Joani was able to add pictures of some of our favorite artwork and sculptures.
Bart Walter, Wapiti Trail, 2007
Sandy Scott, Moose Flats, 2012
Thomas Hill, Two Stags Battling, 1883
Nancy Glazier, Stormy, 2000
Tucker Smith, The Refuge, 1994
Robert Bateman, Chief, 1997
This museum has the largest public collection of Carl Rungius' work in the United States. We had not previously heard of him but were very impressed. It was interesting to see how his painting style changed through the years.
Carl Rungius, The Stampede, 1898
Carl Rungius, Northern King, 1926
Carl Rungius, Lake O'Hara, 1935
National Geographic Photograph
I thought we had seen the identical Carolina Parakeet sculpture at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve in Florida. We found the artist had created two of each and placed one at the museum and one where the bird was last seen. It was kind of a sad coincidence we had seen both.
Todd McGrain, Carolina Parakeet Memorial, 2009
Dan Ostermiller, Emperor, 2008
Sam would look good in bronze - don't you think?
The building was a work of art in itself. It blended into the landscape so well, I think a lot of people never even notice it all. We passed it once without realizing it ourselves. The building appeared small from the road, but it had more than 51,000 square feet. It housed a lot of art. We enjoyed almost all of the exhibits (a few we breezed through quickly and some we visited twice to pick our favorite works). We spent more than four hours in the place. That included eating in the cafe (which was very good), but even so, I think that gives you a good idea of how interesting it was.
Designed by C.W. Fentress and J. H. Bradburn.
The building was inspired by the ruins of Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Richard Loffler, The Buffalo Trail, 2007
Sandy Scott, Presidential Eagle, 2012
The town of Jackson was pretty nice. Next time we will devote a day or two to exploring the sites and shopping. The antler arches seemed pretty barbaric until I remembered the elk shed their antlers every year. Since the National Elk Refuge is adjacent to the town, they simply picked them up off of the ground.
Back over the Teton pass to Victor - another beautiful sunset!
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