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Teaching the Art of the American West

These educational on line study units are written for middle school students and teachers as a way for the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to deliver curricular materials to classrooms for those schools unable to complete a field trip to the Museum.

Craft in America--Expanding Traditions
Craft in America--Expanding Traditions will be on display October 11, 2008 - January 18, 2009. The mission of Craft in America is to document and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media. Companion Educator Guides written for teachers support each of the three episodes-Memory, Landscape and Community. Each guide is written primarily to support middle and high school art education curricula. However, the content can be modified for students of all ages and different educational settings. The guides can be used in any order or stand alone and used independent of the others.
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Emigrants Crossing the Plains
Emigrants Crossing the Plains carries out Bierstadt's tradition of oversized painting, reflecting the grandiose size and spectacle of the American West.
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End of the Trail
Focusing on the life and works of award winning western artist James Earle Fraser and his sculpture, The End of the Trail.
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