It’s hard to pin down the exact origin of the cowboy. According to educators at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, they may have been brought to the Americas by the Spanish as footwear for horseback ...

Did you know that the banjo, which is associated with country and bluegrass music, is said to have African roots? Find out more about its history and discover other tidbits from the American West by ...

The National Ranching Heritage Center will soon be getting a new art institute featuring interactive classes and displays for the public to learn about Western culture. In early May, the Texas Tech ...

The annual Art of the Cowgirl event has returned. Cowgirls, artists, and western enthusiasts are coming together again to celebrate western culture and the women within. The Art of the Cowgirl is one ...

Down the hall from the rodeo and the petting zoo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver is one of the most prestigious Western art shows in the world. For over 30 years, cowboys on canvas have ...

This painting is among works in in the “Painted for Illustration: Paintings and Published Western Art from the Collection of Naoma Tate” exhibition now on display at the University of Wyoming’s ...