Official Guide to Art Week Great Falls, Montana March 15th-19th, 2023
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40 • portfolio ose who visit the art shows at Expo Park will find the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame (MCHF) "Museum without Walls" parked inside the hall. Literature regarding MCHF inductees, films featuring Montana ranches, and other educational and entertaining resources will be available. Representatives of MCHF will be on-site to visit, answer questions, and aid those interested in nominating a Montana cowboy or cowgirl for consideration in the 2023 induction process. Nancy Tome - Bison on the Firehole • 11" x 14" Acrylic on Canvas Unks has exclusive rights to a complete, wonderfully preserved 20-folio and 20-text volume set of Edward Curtis' original 19th-century photographs of Native America. Stored in a climate-controlled vault at the University of Denver since 1938, this set of beautiful photographs is one of the best original sources of Curtis' work. e sepia photographs have become iconic realistic images of the early American West. John Graybill Curtis, Great Grandson of Edward Curtis, and Western Photographer wrote, "Paul's Gold Tones are … beautiful and in sizes never before seen, truly exquisite works of art!" Paul Unks Pulls Freshly-inked Photogravure off the Plate. legends west art show Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame Brent Flory returns with his stunning oil portraits of western subjects. Mastering the use of light, Brent loves to paint the honest reality of the Western experience, whether it's cowboys, Native Americans, farmers, ranchers, or their families and animals. Flory recalls a favorite compliment, "Your work has such heart." Self-taught as an artist, Nancy Tome le the public relations field to work as a freelance illustrator for the Los Angeles Zoo, where she studied animal behavior and anatomy. Working mainly with acrylics, Nancy combines bold colors with intense detail to depict animals in their natural environment. Her paintings are designed to capture "a moment in time" of that animal's daily life. Legends West Show under the umbrella of Western Art Week will include trappings of a comfortable seating lounge by Ferrin's Furniture and book signings by local authors.