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Booth Western Art Museum to Host Noted Western Authors and Artists during A True West Weekend
Published Mar 25, 2008
The Booth Western Art Museum will play host to Western authors and artists from across the nation during A True West Weekend, sponsored by True West magazine, April 10-12.
This event will gather together, for the first time in the Southeast, more than a dozen of today's most important Western history writers. Topics will include the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Billy "The Kid," George Custer, Butch Cassidy and "The Sundance Kid," Georgia native Doc Holliday, and much more.
on Canvas! Gunfighters and Outlaws by Bob Boze Bell and Thom Ross, April 1-June 22 in the Theatre Lobby Gallery. Artwork by Bob Boze Bell and Thom Ross is routinely used on the cover of Western history books and magazines. Both artists are students of Western history; yet they choose to create their artwork in a stylized manner that separates it from traditional Western realism. This exhibition focuses on their work related to famous individuals such as Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, "Wild Bill" Hickok, Billy "The Kid" and many others.
The True West Weekend will begin on Thursday, April 10 with a Meet the Artists Reception for Captured on Canvas! Gunfighters and Outlaws by Bob Boze Bell and Thom Ross. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the artists from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and then hear them discuss their work in the Booth Theatre at 7:00 p.m.
Bob Boze Bell is an author and artist for both the film and print industries, with his work's dramatic action and attention to detail becoming a favorite for top producers, directors and editors. In addition writing several popular books, Bell's work has been featured on the covers of "Wild West Magazine," "True West Magazine," and "Arizona Highways." Bell is the executive editor of True West Magazine, dedicated to "preserving the American West" since 1953 and providing readers with the best of Western history, travel, art, and more.
mythical West from movies and televsion programs he watched while growing up in California. He says most of his friends grew out of playing Cowboys and Indians, but he never did. Ross's work is often inspired by those moments in history, which are transformed into events whose allegorical meanings seem to transcend their historical roots, such as Custer's Last Stand. Ross has six major works in the Booth Western Art Museum's permanent collectio. He is also represented in many other importanta museum and private collections.
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About the Booth Western Art Museum The Booth Western Art Museum is an 80,000 square foot museum located in Cartersville, Georgia, where guests are invited to explore the American West through contemporary Western artwork. The Museum also houses a Presidential Gallery, Civil War art gallery, and Sagebrush Ranch - featuring hands-on art activities and areas for role-playing, storytelling and reading, all with a Western flair. Visitors to Booth Museum also enjoy the intimate downtown setting with unique specialty and antique shops, boutiques and nationally featured restaurants all within walking distance of the Museum. Open since August 2003, the Booth Museum is the only museum of its kind in the Southeast and is the second largest art museum in the state of Georgia. To learn more about the Booth Western Art Museum, visit www.boothmuseum.org. |
