World Premiere: An Artist at Work

The Booth Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the Kenneth M. Freeman Exhibition: An Artist at Work. Located in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery, the show consists of fifty oil paintings and sculptures that feature working cowboys and cowgirls, rodeo heroes, Native American elders and children, mountain men, Western landscapes, and Buffalo Soldiers.

In addition to the 50 paintings and sculptures of Kenneth Freeman, the exhibition also incorporates a re-creation of his studio complete with easel and artifacts which show the process Freeman used to create his artwork. There is also a section on Freeman, the illustrator, showcasing a display of book covers and posters including ‘Fallon’ by Louis L’Amour, and a special section on the Buffalo Soldiers.

On January 16, a Members Only Reception will be held at the Museum. Members may view An Artist at Work and enjoy refreshments in the Café. At 7:00 p.m., Curator Bonnie Adams will present a lecture on Freeman's artistic career in the Booth Theatre.

Be one of the first to see this World Premiere!

Booth Expansion Now Open

It's been quite some time since the last post. Things have been busy at the Booth Museum with the opening of our new 40,000 square foot expansion. Now 120,000 square feet, the Booth Western Art Museum is the second largest art museum in Georgia, and houses the largest permanent exhibition of Western art in America. Doubling the museum's exhibition space, the new wing houses Western art, an expanded Civil War art gallery, two-story sculpture court, more than 100 Native American artifacts, and a 250 seat banquet hall.

With the expansion also came the opportunity to exhibit loaned works from the 19th and early 20th century. Allowing visitors to explore the first 100 years of Western art will give people a more complete view of the Western art traditions that still influence living artists today. Among the works on long term loan to the Booth are examples by Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, George Catlin, and many others. This historic overview provides the perfect jumping off point to explore the museum’s premier collection of work by living artists including Howard Terpning, Ken Riley, Martin Grelle and others, as well as contemporary trendsetters Thom Ross, Nelson Boren, Billy Scheck, Donna Howell-Sickles, and many more.

Even if you have visited the Booth Museum in the past, another trip is a must. Visitors will be amazed at how much the galleries have evolved, and how much the collection has expanded.