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Art of the American West
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(3 ratings)
16 students

Art of the American West

Saloons, Poker, Girls and Whiskey
Created byFederico von Borstel
Last updated 6/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Students who take this course will share in the life of these people who lived in the Old West and the master artists who tell their story in paint.
  • Increased appreciation of Art
  • Increased knowledge of the history of America
  • Desire to visit and see first hand these beautiful places.

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 54m total length

  • Introduction5:11
  • The First Saloons2:58
  • The Rivers Saloon3:42
  • Poker2:34
  • Brawls and Shootouts8:16
  • The Silver Saddle Saloon4:22
  • Girls at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar3:33

    Explore the million dollar cowboy bar in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where upscale saloon dining, fancy jewelry, and preserved decor meet pool tables, champagne, and two full bars.

  • Historic Saloons of the Old West3:24
  • The Long Branch Saloon3:21

    Explore the Long Branch Saloon from Gunsmoke, its Dodge City setting, and a Boothill Museum recreation, with poker on display and western themes.

  • Related Courses6:55

    Explore related courses in the art of the American West, from Frederick Remington's western art to miners and ghost towns, Native American tribes, landscape masters, and Route 66 architecture.

  • Course Catalog9:46

Requirements

  • a love of art and the history of the American Far West.

Description

In this course we are going to travel through the Old American West. We are going to step inside the most famous saloons of the Old West and have a drink, listen to captivating stories and adventures, enjoy some music, dance, play poker and enjoy the company of beautiful girls. With original photography of Old West Saloons by your professor brought to life by some of the greatest masters of Western Art. Art of the American West. A Western saloon is a kind of bar particular to the Old West. Saloons served customers such as fur trappers, cowboys, soldiers, lumberjacks, businessmen, lawmen, miners and gamblers. The first saloon was established at Brown's Hole, Wyoming, in 1822, to serve fur trappers.

Saloons, Poker, Girls and Whiskey


Lecture Featured Artists


1. Introduction. Gabe Leonard, Lee Dubin

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2. The First Saloons, Whiskey and Faro Tent Saloon, Poway, California


3. The Rivers Saloon, Cody, Wyoming. Tom Ryan, Andy Thomas


4. Poker. Andy Thomas, John Solie, Aleksey Moroz


5. Brawls and Shootouts. Andy Thomas, Anton Otto Fischer, Caleb Kuhl, Newell Convers Wyeth


6. Silver Saddle Saloon. Irma Hotel, Cody, Wyoming. Andy Thomas


7. Girls at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Ray McCarthy


8. Historic Saloons of the Old West. Photographs


9. The Long Branch Saloon. Matt, Kitty, Doc, Festus and Chester

Who this course is for:

  • Students who want to explore and learn through art the history of the American West.

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