EXPLORING THE AMERICAN WEST:
Karl Bodmer & George Catlin

October 11 - December 20, 2009


Admission: $8 general public/$5 senior citizens
All students and UK faculty, staff, and alumni are admitted free
The exhibition is also open for free on Friday nights from 5 until 8 pm

Museum Hours: Tuesday through Sunday: noon to 5 pm and Friday noon to 8 pm

GEORGE CATLIN, Wi-Jun-Jon, An Assiniboin Chief Collection of Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, St. Louis, Missouri

Between 1839 and 1844, the artists George Catlin and Karl Bodmer independently set out to explore the American frontier, departing from St. Louis, Missouri, and heading west. The pair documented the land and the Native Americans who populated it. Scenes of the West were eagerly received by the American public and the work of these artists were widely distributed through the printmaking processes of engraving, etching, aquatint, and lithography, resulting in vibrant and colorful hand-colored portfolios. Exploring the American West features more than fifty such works by George Catlin and Karl Bodmer capturing the land, appearance and customs of dozens of native peoples of the West including the Mandan, Crow and Blackfeet. Visually stunning, it presents a unique record of the West prior to white settlement.


CLICK HERE for an education guide to the exhibition

This exhibition and these events are made possible by the Bluegrass Complex of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC

Special thanks to our Season Sponsor, the Friends of the Art Museum. Promotional partners are Cowan's Auctions, Insight Communications and Meridian Chiles

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