San Antonio: Briscoe Western Art Museum

Large building with sign saying The Briscoe Western Art Museum
Bronze sculpture of a cowboy being thrown from a steer by Charles M. Russell

Charles Russell, Where the Best of Riders Quit. (Briscoe Western Art Museum)

Painting of a man on horseback throwing a lasso on a sunset background titled “Throwin’ a Loop” by Billy Schenck

Billy Schenck, Throwin’ a Loop (Briscoe Western Art Museum)

Before television and movies, paintings and illustrations helped shaped Americans’ views of cowboys and the West. Artists such as Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and Frank Reaugh depicted cowboys as brave, noble and heroic. Other images captured the contemplation of a solitary individual on the range to the carousing and celebration at the end of a drive. Contemporary artists continue to sketch, paint, and sculpt cowboy life and the vastness of the American West with new interpretations. The Briscoe Western Art Museum presents artwork old and new in the heart of San Antonio.

Briscoe Western Art Museum

  • Hours: Tuesday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Wednesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Admission: Adults: $10, Seniors/Students (w/ID)/Retired Military: $8
  • 210 W. Market St., San Antonio, TX
  • 210-299-4499
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