Livingston, Montana, is a place of contrasts. It’s a railroad town with a hint of grit, a crossroads where the road from Yellowstone meets the interstate, and the closest sizable town from Bozeman on the other side of a pass just high enough to cause...
When thinking of important American photographers and their iconic images, names like LA Huffman, Dorothea Lange, and Ansel Adams come to mind. But did you know that many Indigenous people were making photographs at the same time? In the new book, In Light and Shadow:...
Jennifer Ghormley found printmaking by chance. She wanted to take a class in fine art photography at a local college, to expand her commercial photography skills, but those classes filled quickly and she never could get in. Printmaking, however, had some openings, so, why not?...
When Cynthia Downs was 45, she had an epiphany that changed the course of her life. Just days before she was scheduled to take the GMAT and apply to MBA programs, a sensation electrified her body like she was a passenger in a speeding, out-of-control...
In art, the term “negative space” refers to the area around the subject. In a still life featuring a bouquet of flowers, for example, the flowers and vase are the positive space and what surrounds it, the negative space. Woodworker Jerome Fleischman was intrigued by...
If Marilyn Evans is being honest, she was none too happy when her husband, Bill, asked if he could help her with her weaving projects, just, you know, to give it a try. “That rubbed me wrong,” she says. “This was my territory, and I...
As spring gives way to summer, all we can think about here at WA&A is getting out into nature. This issue is filled with homes that not only embrace nature but call it into living spaces and flow seemingly without burden or barriers. Two homes...
Jaime Rummerfield’s passion for preserving California’s signature architecture informs her award-winning interior design. A revered tastemaker, best known for her work on iconic properties and landmark projects, including the Standard Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, Greystone Mansion, and The Beverly Hills Women’s Club, Rummerfield, the principal...
According to the American Alliance of Museums, attendance five years post-pandemic is improving for many museums; however, most institutions are still struggling to bring back visitors and retain members, which is wreaking havoc on budgets. One theory is that people fell out of the habit...
If the love of art has a genetic component, Sue Simpson Gallagher’s penchant for collecting was surely passed down through many generations of hearty Westerners who helped cultivate art appreciation in the barren lands of Wyoming. My paternal great-grandparents were patrons and her maternal great-grandfather...