The landscape of the American West has long been a source of inspiration for artists. American 20th-century painter Ogden Pleissner often recalled formative experiences spent at the CM Ranch in Dubois, Wyoming, and the nearby Wind River Reservation. This place would become a recurring character in Pleissner’s life and work, serving as respite and inspiration from the 1920s through the 1940s.
Big River: Ogden Pleissner in Wyoming explores this region through sketches, watercolors, oil paintings, and select archival materials consider Pleissner’s engagement with the land and the settler and Indigenous communities who call this place home.
Pleissner Gallery