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Rungius Sesquicentennial – Rungius Reunited and Rarely Seen Rungius

May 4, 2019 - August 25, 2019
Carl Rungius (German, 1869 – 1959), Out of the Canyon, 1937. Drypoint on Paper. 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Estate of Carl Rungius.

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of wildlife painter Carl Rungius’s birth, these dual exhibitions showcase Rungius. Rungius Reunited features large-scale Rungius paintings from the National Museum of Wildlife Art alongside works on loan from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Trace the fascinating story spanning the 20th century of how these paintings made their way from the Bronx Zoo in the early 1900s, to the Jackson Lake Lodge in the 1960s, to the two main museums flanking Grand Teton National Park at the end of the century. Rarely Seen Rungius features works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection such as watercolors, drypoint prints, landscape studies, and archival materials that are rarely on view. The Museum holds the only known complete collection of Rungius engravings, the rarest of which will be displayed in this special presentation.

Sneak Peek
Friday, May 3, 2019

Mix’d Media
Friday, May 3, 2019

 

Carl Rungius (German, 1869 – 1959), Out of the Canyon, 1937. Drypoint on Paper. 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Estate of Carl Rungius.
Carl Rungius (German, 1869 – 1959), "Out of the Canyon," 1937. Drypoint on Paper. 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Estate of Carl Rungius.
Carl Rungius (German, 1869 – 1959), American Black Bear, 1929. Oil on canvas. 61 ½ × 76 ½ inches. Jackson Hole Preserve, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Estate of Carl Rungius.
Carl Rungius (German, 1869 – 1959), "American Black Bear," 1929. Oil on canvas. 61 ½ × 76 ½ inches. Jackson Hole Preserve, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Estate of Carl Rungius.
Carl Rungius (German, 1869 – 1959), Near Long Lake, 1926. Drypoint on Paper.7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Estate of Carl Rungius.
Carl Rungius (German, 1869 – 1959), "Near Long Lake," 1926. Drypoint on Paper.7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Estate of Carl Rungius.
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Through April 29, 2023

This exhibition features the impactful work of National Geographic Explorer and photographer Ronan Donovan. Created by National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Wildlife Art, this exhibition will display images and videos—highlighting the contrast between wolves that live in perceived competition with humans and wolves that live without human intervention.

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State of the Art: Student Art Show in Honor of Marion Buchenroth

Through June 4, 2023

This youth art exhibit is an annual collaboration between the National Museum of Wildlife Art and art educators from Teton County schools. The several hundred works of art on display beautifully demonstrate how students grow as artists as they move through grades K-12. Each art educator and group of students interpreted the theme Transformation in their own way.

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