The Evolution of the California Stock Saddle

The Evolution of the California Stock Saddle

Opening Reception April 8th, 4-6 p.m. The Western saddle was not only a tool of the cowboy and vaquero but a status symbol.  A tooled saddle, a new hat and fancy boots with a decorated shaft were important to the hardy cowboys after a long 

Joe De Yong: Western Artist Exhibit Opens 2023

Joe De Yong: Western Artist Exhibit Opens 2023

Western artist, Joe De Yong was probably best known as the only protégé of Montana artist Charles M. Russell. Born in Webster Groves, MO in 1894, he was struck deaf with a viral infection at the age of 19. He would correspond with artist Charles