Read this Wildlife Art Journal article Rembrandt Bugatti (Italy, 1885 – 1916), Eland, 1910. Bronze. 19 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 10 inches. JKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Subscribers may see all 22 images. Sir Edwin H. Landseer (United Kingdom, 1802 – 1873), The Deer Pass, 1852. 37 1/2 x 83 inches. JKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Subscribers may see all 22 images. Edward Kemeys (United States, 1843 – 1907), Wolf at Bay, 1870. Bronze. 13 x 20 1/2 x 12 inches.National Museum of Wildlife Art. Subscribers may see all 22 images. Emil Carlsen (Denmark, 1853 – 1932), Still Life with Swan, c. 1894. Watercolor and Gouache on Board. 17 3/4 x 28 inches. JKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Subscribers may see all 22 images. Rosa Bonheur (France, 1822 – 1899), Chamois Mother and Baby, 1888. Oil on Canvas. 10 1/4 x 13 ¼ inches. Gift of the 2003 Collectors Circle, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Subscribers may see all 22 images. America's Official Shrine For Wildlife ArtThe National Museum of Wildlife Art Grew Out Of Bill and Joffa Kerr's DreamWritten By Todd Wilkinson (Author's Bio) A willowy gentle giant, at six foot seven, towers over the
crowd as he and Joffa, his wife of more than half a century, mix with international art patrons at the National Museum of Wildlife Art's Western Visions Exhibition held every September.
One gets the impression that William G. Kerr physically would gladly shrink himself down to Lilliputian dimensions, if it would ensure the imagery on the walls and the repose of a still-evolving dream around him were the first things summoning the visitor's eye.
The original dream of the museum started with co-founders Bill and Joffa Kerr and their incredible collection gathered over decades.
A quarter century ago, Kerr set out on a stroll here in the former cowboy enclave of Jackson, Wyoming. Rounding the signature elk antler archways adorning the quaint town square, he stopped discreetly in front of an old ho-hum office space.
Pondering it, he was uncertain where the journey was leading, yet he followed a genetic gut instinct that told him others, too, shared his passion.
It would be that square footage, modestly in the beginning, where the Kerr's trove of paintings and sculpture first went on public display. At the time, it was a corpus that few denizens of the Tetons knew the couple had, but then again, most inhabitants of the affluent lifestyle community had little inkling of who Bill and Joffa Kerr were, given to their inconspicuous nature.
"I think about what it... Additional Article Information:· Article is 5,306 words long (250 are displayed in this preview). Author: Todd Wilkinson Post Date:January 31st, 2011 'The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming was declared by the United States Congress in 2008 to be the official wildlife art museum in America. This is the genesis story about how the museum came into being. And it is a tale about how one couple, William and Joffa Kerr believe in the power of art to inspire the masses. Mr Kerr, the son of a legendary oil wildcatter who went on to become a powerful western governor and "the lion of the United States Senate" has been a major catalyst in growing appreciation for nature art in the U.S. In this profile, readers can see elements of the museum's international collection, with works by Landseer, Emil Carlsen, Bierstadt, Goya, Bonheur, Kuhnert, Rungius, Bugatti, Kemeys, N.C. Wyeth, Mantynen, Herzog, Furet, and contemporary artists such as Ullberg, Bunn, Dashwood, Balciar, and Brenders.
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