Tim Peterson: Curator & Collector, Western Spirit Museum - Epi. 283, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

This podcast is different than most because it's really a visual
podcast. So I highly recommend watching the YouTube version so
you can see the imagery that we're talking about. Not that it
isn't interesting to listen to, but the imagery will really add
to the experience.

I had the opportunity to go and spend the afternoon with Tim
Peterson, who curated the Tom Gilleon Retrospective at the
Western Spirit: Scottdale's Museum of the West, as well as
Courage and Crossroads, an exhibit of Peterson's personal art
collection that has been on display at the museum since it
opened. Tim spoke with me at length about both exhibits and the
incredible look into western art that they both provide.

The first exhibit was all about the art and career of the amazing
contemporary western painter, Tom Gilleon. I was really blown
away at the sope of the work and the many pieces on display that
highlight Gilleon's contribution to the world of western
art.

The second, Courage and Crossroads, is a compilation of early
Native American art as well as Western art, all the way from the
earliest Catlins all the way through to the Taos founders and
Maynard Dixon.

It's really an amazing collection. I've probably seen the
collection 50 times, and I still find things that I didn't know
about. It's a great place for learning and absorbing the history
of the American West and I was very fortunate to have Tim take
the time and go through the entire collection.

I hope you enjoy it. Again, I think you'll find it more
interesting if you  watch  the YouTube component, but
either way, it's great to hear someone as knowledgeable as Tim
Peterson speak on the art we all love so much.