Museum Print of “Piegans” by Charles M. Russell From the Opening of the Museum of Western Art (Denver, Colorado 1983)

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This large museum print of “Piegans” by Charles M Russell has a special history. It was published in 1983 by … Read more This large museum print of “Piegans” by Charles M Russell has a special history. It was published in 1983 by the original Museum of Western Art in Denver Colorado for one of it’s first shows..

In 1983, famed art collector William Foxley bought the historic Navarre building in Denver Colorado to establish the original Museum of Western Art.

Foxley purchased the historic 1880 building and spent millions of dollars renovating it. The museum officially opened inside the revamped space in 1986. It later closed in 1997, and eventually it reopened as The American Museum of Western Art which still exists today.

Black painted wooden frame, white matte and glass.

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