Art, Guns and Culture Archives

John Wayne’s Silver Screen Shootin’ Irons

by Phil Spangenberger | Nov 1, 2007

In True Grit, Wayne’s character Rooster Cogburn told defense attorney Mr. Goudy “a gun that’s unloaded and cocked ain’t good for nothin’,” yet...

Back to the Future

by Mark Boardman | Nov 1, 2007

Texas History Movies—the name is not entirely accurate. Texas history? Yes. Movies? Nope, they’re comic books. These comics were once a major...

True Comics

by Paul Andrew Hutton | Nov 1, 2007

Will Rogers, born in the Indian Territory in 1879, was a true American icon. As stage star, humorist, national newspaper columnist and radio and...

Preservation:Earp—All in the Family

by TW Editors | Oct 2, 2007

Earp—All in the Family Bob and Melba Matson are brave, courageous and bold. In 1986, they bought a house in Monmouth, Illinois—but not just any...

Off the Reservation, the Range, the Ranch and the Regular

by Jason Strykowski | Oct 2, 2007

The first place to look for Western art has always been St. Petersburg, Florida. Falling to the ground with so many palm fronds and coconuts are the...

The Good, the Bad at the O.K. Corral

by Johnny D. Boggs | Oct 1, 2007

The last shot fired at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was the deadliest. Martha Knight pulled the trigger. We boys stood in the playground, pumped...

Wyeth Sets Record with Hickok Oil

by Meghan Saar | Oct 1, 2007

The most famous Poker hand of all time, Aces and Eights, might have won the pot, had the gambler not gotten shot in the back of the head. Given the...

Preservation: James-Younger Gang Returns to Northfield

by TW Editors | Sep 2, 2007

Back in the 1940s, visitors to the men’s room of a Phillips 66 gas station in Northfield, Minnesota, were greeted by an unusual sight—photos of the...

Preservation: James-Younger Gang Returns to Northfield

by TW Editors | Sep 2, 2007

Back in the 1940s, visitors to the men’s room of a Phillips 66 gas station in Northfield, Minnesota, were greeted by an unusual sight—photos of the...