Subject: 125 years of American West photo show opens Oct. 27 at MUSEUM: Best of
National Geographic in 10 museums simultaneously
National Geographic American West Show Debuts at MUSEUM
Iconic photography exhibition opens simultaneously in 10 museums across U.S.
Left, Monument Valley from the National Geographic exhibition (© Bruce Dale/National Geographic Stock);
right, cover of companion book (© William Albert Allard/National Geographic Stock)
DATELINE – “National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West,” a
collection of iconic Western images gathered by National Geographic over a span of
some 125 years, will open at MUSEUM along with nine other museums across the U.S.
on October 27, 2012, announced James McNutt, President & CEO of the National
Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The opening is noteworthy both for
bringing together for the first time this remarkable collection of photographs and for
being the largest such simultaneous photography exhibition ever for the U.S. The
exhibition will be on display at MUSEUM through END DATE.
“We are pleased to bring ‘National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American
West’ to MUSEUM,” said NAME. “This exhibition presents a portrait of the West over
more than a century, with multiple museum openings across the country to make a
greater impact in sharing the combined vision of such an important group of
photographers.”
Participating museums in the “National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the
American West” opening on October 27 include:
 Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, Georgia
 Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming
 Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
 Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
National Geographic Museum, Washington, D.C.
 National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, New York
C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana
Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas
A companion book to the exhibition, National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the
American West: Capturing 125 Years of Majesty, Spirit and Adventure (National
Geographic Books; ISBN 978-1-4262-0956-1; on sale Oct. 10, 2012; trade paperback;
$30), features 175 photographs, including rarely published and never-before-seen
images, capturing the real West and its enduring legacy from earliest images through
contemporary issues. The book will be available at museums and online from National
Geographic Books.
The “National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West” exhibition was
organized by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in collaboration with the National
Geographic Society and Museums West, presented by The Mays Family Foundation.
For additional information visit http://www.wildlifeart.org/NationalGeographic/.
Media Contacts: Darla Worden, WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations,
307.734.5335, darla@wordenpr.com; Ponteir Sackrey, National Museum of Wildlife Art,
307.732.5444, psackrey@wildlifeart.org. LOCAL MUSEUM CONTACT INFO.
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