MASTERWORKS PATRON - JOIN US!

Become a Masterworks Patron and witness history-in-the-making as Cheekwood celebrates the upcoming opening of Visions of the American West: Masterworks from the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. This magnificent exhibition showcases 182 iconic treasures which have not travelled east of the Mississippi in more than 100 years.

Objects include captivating fine art, Plains Indian artifacts, Wild West Show objects, personal items of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, wildlife imagery and firearms—all components of the quintessential and epic stories of the West.

Masterworks Patrons will be joined by dignitaries and civic leaders from both Tennessee and Wyoming to celebrate the opening of this historic exhibition at the Patron Party, to be held at Cheekwood on Friday, October 21, 2011. Present will be a delegation from Wyoming including, among others, The Honorable Alan K. Simpson, former United States Senator from Wyoming.   

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Please review the Masterpieces below, then then indicate your top four choices, in order of preference, on the Masterworks Patron Pledge Card:

Level 1 Sponsorships - $10,000

Level 2 Sponsorships - $5,000

Level 3 Sponsorships - $2,500

Level 1 Sponsorships

Sponsorship Amount $10,000

Masterwork #1 Albert Bierstadt, 1861, Island Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, Oil on Canvas, 26.5" x 40.5".		Masterwork #2 - SOLD! Thomas Moran, 1893, Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park, Oil on canvas, 36.25" x 50.25".
Masterwork #3 - SOLD! Unknown, 1875-1876, US Model 1875 Gatling Gun Revolving Rifle Battery, 32 Barrel.		Masterwork #4 - SOLD! William F. Cody, ca. 1890, Stanhope Spider Phaeton Studebaker, H: 70 inches.

Level 2 Sponsorships

Sponsorship Amount $5,000

Masterwork #5 (1 of 2) W.H.D. Koerner, 1933, The Road to Oregon (Lone Travel, or Travel in Groups of a Few, as Andy Had Known it, Was Practically a Thing of the Past), Oil on Canvas, 26.125" x 40.125".		Masterwork #5 (2 of 2) W.H.D. Koerner, 1933, The Road to Oregon (The Trail Through the South Pass Had Been Worn Deep With the Wheel Tracks of the Covered Wagons), Oil on canvas, 26" x 40.125".
Masterwork #6 - SOLD! Frederic Remington, 1905, The Rattlesnake, Bronze, 22.625" x 22.625".		Masterwork #7 - SOLD! Frederic Remington, ca.1889, Buffalo Bill in the Limelight, Oil on canvas, 27.25" x 40".
Masterwork #8 - SOLD! Frederic Remington, 1889, Prospecting the Cattle Range, Oil on canvas, 29.25" x 50.25".		Masterwork #9 - SOLD! Charles M. Russell, 1923-1924, The Bucker and the Buckeroo, Bronze, 14.75" x 8" x 10.5".

Masterwork #10 Charles M. Russell, 1915,  When Law Dulls the Edge of Chance, Oil on canvas, 30" x 48".		Masterwork #11 Zane Grey, 1917,  Winchester Model 1895 Lever Action Sporting Rifle, 42" Long.
Masterwork #12 George Armstrong Custer, unknown, Sharps Model 1853 Percussion Breechloader Sporting Rifle, 42" Long.		Masterwork #13 N.C. Wyeth, 1904-1905, Cutting Out, Oil on canvas, 38" x 25.875".
Masterwork #14 - SOLD! Sioux/Northern Plains, 1920-1930, War Bonnet.
Masterwork #15 (1 of 3) William F. Cody, ca. 1900, Gauntlets.		Masterwork #15 (2 of 3) William F. Cody, ca. 1890, Jacket.
Masterwork #15 (3 of 3) William F. Cody, ca. 1890, Boots,  29" x 10.5" x 3.5".
Masterwork #16 (1 of 3) Annie Oakley, Unknown, Shotgun		Masterwork #16 (2 of 3) Annie Oakley, ca. 1900,  Gauntlets, 11.5".
Masterwork #16 (3 of 3) Annie Oakley, August 9, 1909,  Target Disc, 1.75".
Masterwork #17 - SOLD! Arta Cody, 1889,  Wedding Dress, Silk, Cord, Beads, Pearls, Lace.		Masterwork #18 Theodore Roosevelt, ca. 1885,  Theodore Roosevelt Saddle, Leather and wood, 39" x 26.25" x 17".

Level 3 Sponsorships

Sponsorship Amount $2,500

Masterwork #19 - SOLD! Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1879, Buffalo Head,  Oil on canvas, 13.25" x 15.25".		Masterwork #20 Karl Bodmer, ca. 1840-1843,  Mexkmahuastan Chief of the Gros Ventres Des Prairies, Hand colored aquatint on paper, 24.875" x 18.125".
Masterwork #21 Karl Bodmer, ca. 1840-1843,  Pehriska-Ruhpa, Moennitari Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance, Hand colored engraving aquatint on paper, 24.875" x 18.125".		Masterwork #22 - SOLD! George Catlin, ca. 1855-1870, Buffalo (Bulls and Cows) Grazing in the Prairie, Oil on paperboard, 18.625" x 24.875".
Masterwork #23 - SOLD! Cyrus Dallin, 1913,  Appeal to the Great Spirit, Bronze, 21" x 21.5" x 15".		Masterwork #24 - SOLD! Henry Inman, 1832, Shar-I-Tar-Ish, Oil on canvas, 30.375 x 25.625.
Masterwork #25 - SOLD! W.H.D. Koerner, 1929,  While the Horses Stood To Their Fetlocks In The Tumbling Stream, He Turned To Her, A Smiling Question In His Eyes, Oil on canvas, 36.75" x 31".		Masterwork #26 - SOLD! Thomas Moran, 1918,  Zoroaster Peak (Grand Canyon, Arizona), Oil on canvas, 9" x 12".
Masterwork #27 - SOLD! Carl Preussi, 1929, Old Faithful, Oil on canvas, 34.125 x 24.125".		Masterwork #28 - SOLD! Alexander Phimister Proctor, ca. 1907,  Moose, Bronze, 19.5" 15" x 5.5".
Masterwork #29 - SOLD! William Ranney, 1853,  Advice on the Prairie, Oil on canvas, 38.75" x 55.25".		Masterwork #30 - SOLD! Frederic Remington, ca. 1908,  Untitled (Mounted cowboy in chaps with bay horse), Oil on board, 30.25" x 18.125".
Masterwork #31 - SOLD! Frederic Remington, Unknown, Untitled (Wyoming mountains in background, light beige in foreground), Oil on canvas, 27" x 40".		Masterwork #32 - SOLD! Frederic Remington, ca. 1901,  A Post Office in "Cow Country", Oil on cavas, 27.375" x 40.375".
Masterwork #33 - SOLD! Carl Rungius, ca. 1919,  Throwing a Steer, Oil on canvas, 30" x 40".		Masterwork #34 - SOLD! Charles M. Russell, ca. 1890,  The Buffalo Herd, Oil on board, 19" x 25".
Masterwork #35 - SOLD! Robert Scriver, 1976,  The Plainsman, Bronze, 25.625" x 16.5" x 14".		Masterwork #36 - SOLD! Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Repeating Rifle, 43.25" x 24.3125". Owned by Arizona Sheriff Commodore Perry Owens.
Masterwork #37 Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver, ca. 1853, 9.75" x 4.375".		Masterwork #38 - SOLD! Kiowa/Oklahoma, 1885, Cradle, 48.25" x 12" 10.5".
Masterwork #39 - SOLD! Northern Plains, ca. 1920,  Coat, 30" x 23.5".		Masterwork #40 - SOLD! Sioux/Northern Plains, ca. 1885,  Shirt.
Masterwork #41 - SOLD! Sioux/Northern Plains, ca. 1880,  Dress, 43" x 24".		Masterwork #42 Kiowa/Oklahoma, 1920,  Dress, 45.75".
Masterwork #43 - SOLD! The Strobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati, OH and New York, NY - Highly Trained Texas Range and Ranch Saddle-Horses in Entirely New and Sensational Acts, Lithograph, 26.375" x 36.313".		Masterwork #44 - SOLD! A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore -  On the Stage Coach,  The Original DeadwoodCoach,  Most Famous Vehicle in History, Lithograph, 27.875" x 38.25".
Masterwork #45 - SOLD! William F. Cody's  Congressional Medal of Honor,  4.75" x 2".		Masterwork #46 - SOLD! Victor Alexander, ca. 1940-1942,  Saddle, Leather and Silver.
Masterwork #47 A Colony of Genuine Mexican Vaqueros, Litgograph poster		Masterwork #48 - SOLD! Alfred Jacob Miller, Indian Elopement, Oil on canvas.
Masterwork #49 - SOLD! Alfred Jacob Miller, Indian Encampment, Oil on canvas.		Masterwork #50 George Catlin, Minatarree - Seven miles above the Mandans on the bank of the Knife River, Oil on paperboard.
Masterwork #51 Crow Indian Moccasins		Masterwork #52 Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953), ca. 1922, Preparing for the Medicine Sweat, Oil on canvas.
Masterwork #53 - SOLD! Frank Tenney Johnson (1874-1939), Sheep Wagon, ca. 1931-1938. Oil on canvas.		Masterwork #54 Spurs
Masterwork #55 Spurs		Masterwork #56 - SOLD! Frederic Remington (1861-1909), Stormy Morning at the Badlands, 1906, Oil on canvas.
Masterwork #57 - SOLD! Frederic Remington (1861-1909), Night Herder, ca.  1908, Oil on board.		Masterwork #58 Frederic Remington (1861-1909), Untitled (Ghosts of the Past), ca. 1908, Oil on canvas.
Masterwork #59 - SOLD! Frederic Remington (1861-1909), Untitled (Two cowboys and saddle on high prairie, red rocks and blue sky), Date unknown, Oil on board.		Masterwork #60 - SOLD! George Catlin, Vapour Baths of the Pawnees, Oil on paperboard.
Masterwork #61 - SOLD! Wall Hanging, Shield		Masterwork #62 - SOLD! William Herbert Dunton, 1932 Timberline, Oil on Canvas, 30” x 30”.
Masterwork #63 Carl Rungius, 1946 Moose, Oil on canvas, 24” x 32”.		Masterwork #64 - SOLD! Joseph H. Sharp, ca. 1904, The War Bonnet, Oil on canvas, 23.125” x 20.125”.
Masterwork #65 David P. Bradley, 1983, American Indian Gothic,  Color lithograph on paper, 30” x 48”.		Masterwork #66 (1 of 4) - SOLD! Stetson Cowboy Hat, 15.125” X 13.5”
Masterwork #66 (2 of 4) - SOLD! Jack O’Sullivan, Cowboy Boots, Decorative, 13.75” x 11.75” x 4”.		Masterwork #66 (3 of 4) - SOLD! Herbert Cook, Spurs, Sawtooth Rowel with Sterling Silver Concho, 7.125” x 4.5”
Masterwork #66 (4 of 4) - SOLD! Cuffs, 5” x 4.5”		Masterwork #67 (1 and 2 of 4)  Knife and Sheath
Masterwork #67 (3 of 4)  Gun Case,  44.5" x 7.5"		Masterwork #67 (4 of 4)  Shield and Cover,  20" diameter
Masterwork #68 (1 and 2 of 3) Black Feet/Northern Plains, Storage Bags, 13" x 17.625"		Masterwork #68 (3 of 3) Black Feet/Northern Plains, Parfleche,  23.5" x 14.75"
Masterwork #69 (1 and 2 of 3) Sioux/Northern Plains, Female and Male Dolls,  21" x 9.125"		Masterwork #69 (3 of 3) Sioux/Northern Plains, Toy Cradle Board,  12.375" x 3.75"
Masterwork #70 (1 of 4) Etheyle Parry, Hat and Beaded Band,  7.5"		Masterwork #70 (2 of 4) Etheyle Parry, Skirt
Masterwork #70 (3 of 4) Etheyle Parry, Shirt		Masterwork #70 (4 of 4) Etheyle Parry, Boots 16.575" x 8.625" x 3.125"
Masterwork #71 William F. Cody, ca. 1895, Revolver, 13.125"		Masterwork #72  - SOLD! A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore, USA, ca. 1890, Buffalo Bill's Wild West-- Miss Annie Oakley, the Peerless Lady Wing Shot, Lithograph, 28.5" x 19".
Masterwork #73 William F. Cody, Unknown,  Hat that belonged to Buffalo Bill, 6" Crown.

Become a Masterworks Patron today! 

In order to receive an invitation to the Patron Party, and to be acknowledged on both the Masterworks Patron Wall and on the museum label associated with your object(s),

Masterworks Patron Pledge Cards must be returned no later than September 1.

In addition, your Patron Gift also qualifies you as a new or rejoining member of the Cheekwood Society, which will honor you and other major donors at the next Cheekwood Society Celebration.

Masterworks Patron Pledge Card
(click here to access and print your Patron Pledge Card)

Fax or Mail the completed Patron Pledge Card to:
Masterworks - Cheekwood
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37205 

Fax 615.353.2168

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Masterworks are sponsored on a first-come, first-served basis, with payment, and objects online will be marked SOLD on a daily basis.  Every effort will be made to match Patron Gifts to one (1) of the four (4) Masterworks selected.

Thank you for supporting Cheekwood so generously. Please call 615.353.6983 with further inquiries.

*Special thanks to The Tennessee State Library and Archives and The Tennessee State Museum for providing this article.

Donation of Securities
Thank you for considering making a donation of securities to Cheekwood. Please click here to download a form containing all instructions to make this transaction. Should you have additional questions contact Kimberly Ely, Vice President of Development at 615.353.6983 or kely@Cheekwood.org.