This volume collects a selection of artworks produced in the western United States belonging to the collection of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art at the Denver Art Museum. This collection is one of the richest and most substantial in the world on this subject, thanks to its outstanding bronze sculptures, early modern works, and contributions from the artistic communities of Taos and Santa Fe. The central theme of the book is the period stretching from the beginning of the 1800s to the mid-1900s. More than two hundred pages of portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, and depictions of a still-intact wilderness make evident the diversity of the collection. The narrative proceeds chronologically, presenting noted luminaries such as Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Robert Henri, the Taos Society of Artists, and prominent modernist painters, including Maynard Dixon, Marsden Hartley, and Raymond Jonson. Numerous illustrations and expert interpretations chronicle the artistic and cultural climates in the western United States during this period. A prologue by historian Dan Flores and an epilogue by art historian Erika Doss describe the vaster context in which to view this rich history of American art.