A Conversation with Western Spirit Board Member Dr. Scott Robertson

Mar 17, 2023 | News

Dr. Scott Robertson came to Scottsdale forty years ago, having been recruited to build a cardiovascular center. He’s been here ever since. The West, you might say, was always near and dear to his heart, as were horses. We caught up with him recently to ask him about...

Edward S. Curtis: Unpublished Alaska

Feb 15, 2023 | News

Occasionally, unpublished Curtis photographs surface, but never in history has 100 emerged at once! What few unpublished pictures have surfaced are generally in private collections, and no one ever gets to see them. When Edward Curtis’ only grandchild, Jim Graybill,...

Conversation with Board of Trustee – Dr. Betsy Fahlman

Feb 7, 2023 | News

Dr. Betsy Fahlman is a professor of art history at Arizona State University, where she has taught since 1988. A specialist in American Art, her interests include public art, American modernism, the New Deal, industrial archeology, and the art history of Arizona. Since...

Ask The Author – Dr. Lydia Otero

Sep 30, 2022 | News

Thursday, October 20, 2022Start Time: 6:00 PMLocation: Western Spirit – Virginia G. Piper Theater Free to members.$30 for non-members Western Spirit is proud to host Dr. Lydia Otero, the first guest in our Ask the Author series. In addition to writing, they were...