PETER HASSRICK: THE LAST OF THE BUFFALO

Posted by Layla on March 27, 2014 in LECTURES | Leave a comment

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 @ 7PM

THE HIGH MUSUEM

RICH THEATRE

The artist George Catlin feared that the bison that ranged in the millions might be exploited and that the Plains Indians who depended on them could be decimated as a result.  His apprehension was perceptive.  Many artists played roles in telling the story of this tragic development, but none did so as profoundly as the grand manner painter Albert Bierstadt.  His monumental allegory to the bison’s demise, The Last of the Buffalo, is a highlight of Go West! and will be the focus of this lecture by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar Peter Hassrick.

POSSE PHOTOS:

Opening Remarks

Buffalo

Buffalo Bill Center

Albert Bierstadt

Native American Portraits

Native American Life paintings

Buffalo roaming

Buffalo

Buffalo

Buffalo on the plains

The Last of the Buffalo with Native American Portrait

Layla with Peter Hassrick