Art, Guns and Culture Archives

Centennial Winchester Sells High

by Meghan Saar | Nov 1, 2008

Before he charged San Juan Hill with his Rough Riders or became the 26th president of the United States, a 22-year-old Theodore Roosevelt ordered...

Sheriff’s Sale

by Phil Spangenberger | Nov 1, 2008

“Quien es?” asked the lone figure standing in the dim-lit doorway. Instantly, two shots rang out from a darkened room, ending the life of one of the...

Gloomy Blumy’s Beautiful World

by Meghan Saar | Nov 1, 2008

When the horse-drawn wagon slipped into a bad rut outside of Taos, New Mexico, in 1898, the two sketching buddies flipped a coin to see who would...

Top Artist on the Taos Society Totem

by Meghan Saar | Sep 5, 2008

“Every now and then I see whirlwinds. Looking out now, I see one but as it approaches it is a band of Indians out on the ceremonial rabbit hunt....

Birth of a Breed

by Phil Spangenberger | Sep 4, 2008

The day before the fall of the Alamo, in which Santa Anna and his soldiers crushed the rebellion in Texas, Samuel Colt formed the Patent Arms Mfg....

Preservation: Cash for the Nellie Cashman

by Mark Boardman | Sep 1, 2008

Cash for the Nellie Cashman It ain’t easy to maintain a historic landmark. Just ask the Skinners of Tombstone, Arizona. They own the Nellie Cashman...

Surviving Geronimo’s Raiders

by Candy Moulton | Sep 1, 2008

Long a sanctuary for people and animals seeking to escape scrutiny, the VO Slash Ranch near Nogales in southeastern Arizona is home to a...

Wyatt & Witches & Pixies, Oh My!

by Johnny D. Boggs | Sep 1, 2008

Wyatt Earp was a fairy. Don’t aim your pistols at me. I’m not outing anybody. Neither is Emma Bull. Okay, Wyatt’s not really a fairy. A fairy, in...

The Taming of the Artist

by Brian Dippie | Sep 1, 2008

The rise of Charlie Russell, and the wife who made him a star. This triumphant moment had all begun with a marital spat, Nancy liked to say. Charlie...