Art, Guns and Culture Archives

Arena Brands

by Meghan Saar | Oct 2, 2006

Some of the biggest names in Western Wear, including companies that were once archrivals, are tied to Arena Brands of Garland, Texas. One would be...

Cody-Style Home on the Range

by Meghan Saar | Oct 2, 2006

Ever since the landmark sale of Molesworth furniture at Christie’s New York in 1995, collectors have been on the lookout for original pieces that...

On the Cutting Edge

by Jane C. Bischoff | Oct 2, 2006

It’s one of the classic scenes in the film Tombstone. The Earps and Clantons are facing off (no, not that faceoff ... yet) after the shooting of...

A Silver Screen Peacemaker Set

by Phil Spangenberger | Oct 2, 2006

When it comes to silver screen legends, few are as beloved as cowboy heroes Hopalong Cassidy and the Lone Ranger. These celluloid range riders have...

Preservation: Riding for the Kids

by TW Editors | Oct 2, 2006

Riding for the Kids HIT: The Future Farmers of America (FFA) clubs encourage high school students to choose careers that maintain America’s farmland...

Where the Buffalo Roam

by Jane C. Bischoff | Sep 2, 2006

A buffalo by any other name would still … not get the ink of Bill Cody. C.J. Jones knew that firsthand. He was a hunter and scout; he even rode with...

Not Just a Dude’s Market Anymore

by TW Editors | Sep 2, 2006

A young teen, in the 1880s, heads west to Montana to try his hand at cowboying. His passion for adventure converts him to the wilds of the Bonanza...

Doomed to Be an Artist

by Corinne Brown | Sep 2, 2006

"Looking back, I wasn’t so bad. “Dropping out of high school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in art wasn’t an option,” admits Everett Raymond...

Old Cowtown Museum

by Meghan Saar | Sep 2, 2006

Being a Kansas Gas and Electric man, Phil Hoch wasn’t sure he could be quick enough on his feet to dance in the Entre Nous, a Victorian dance group...