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BRADFORD BRINTON MEMORIAL & MUSEUM
OPENS FOR 2009 SEASON
BIG HORN, WY - The Bradford Brinton Memorial & Museum will reopen for the 2009 season on Saturday, May 23. The museum is open to the public Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Brinton Memorial will also introduce free admission on Sundays, when hours are from noon until 4 p.m. The BBM&M’s summer season ends on Monday, September 7.
This season’s featured exhibition in the Helen Brinton Gallery is Special Treasures of the Brinton. This show reveals the breadth of Bradford Brinton’s personal collection, which includes items such as an original Abraham Lincoln letter, sculptures and paintings by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell and original etchings by artists as diverse as Edward Borein and Pablo Picasso. As the Spirit Moves Me, an exhibit of art by Martha Gibbs of Buffalo, will be on display in the Patio Room Gallery through June 25. A wine and cheese reception in honor of Ms Gibbs is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday, May 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.
An example of Mr. Brinton’s treasures is The Cowboy and Lady Artist, a watercolor by Montana artist C. M. Russell.
Charles M. Russell, Cowboy and Lady Artist, watercolor, 1906