ART OF THE RED RIVER WAR
Foran Galleries
Opening October 3
Numerous artists have depicted the battles between Euro-Americans and American Indians.   The U. S. Army’s campaigns against American Indians on the Northern Plains are known through paintings, drawings, and chromolithographs. Consequently, there are many depictions in art of “Custer’s Last Stand” and the “Battle at Little Bighorn.” However, without such a dramatic and pivotal battle, artists’ paintings of the U. S. Army on the Southern Plains are less well known.

The exhibition, “Art of the Red River War,” will assemble depictions of the events leading up to and including this particular campaign.  Included among the artists who were drawn to the Red River War are those of national repute such as Frederic Remington, Nick Eggenhofer, W. Herbert Dunton, and Edward Borein, as well as Texas artists such as H. D. Bugbee, Ben Carlton Mead, John Eliot Jenkins, and Olive Vandruff.  This exhibition will be the first of its kind to focus on this particular aspect of the history of the American West.

REMEMBERING THE ALAMO, 1836-2009
Mary E. Bivins Gallery
Opening October 10
Items preserved or created for the purpose of “remembering the Alamo” give us valuable insight into how the Alamo story has evolved since the famous battle took place at San Antonio in 1836.  Alamo souvenirs and other kitsch as well as artifacts pertaining to the battle and the building, and art work associated with the Alamo will be displayed in the Mary E. Bivins Gallery from October 3, 2009 until March 14, 2010.

LLANO CEMETERY TOUR BY TWILIGHT
Llano Cemetery
October 24, 2009
Tour the oldest section of Llano Cemetery and hear stories of past people and places, as told by museum curators and friends. Plan to spend an evening at Llano Cemetery with PPHM and history.

CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FROM THE POWERS FAMILY
Furniture Gallery
Opening October 31
When Sydney Franklin Powers, Jr. (1918-1984) and his wife Edna Laverne Green (1919-2007) completed their new “dream” home at 1608 South Bonham Street in Amarillo in late 1950, they purchased a houseful of new, up-to-date, contemporary furniture that they used for the rest of their lives.  An exhibit in the Furniture Gallery from October 3, 2009 until March 28, 2010 will spotlight a variety of these middle class, “mid-century modern” furnishings from the Powers home.

TOYS IN THE ATTIC
Derrick Room Balcony
Opening October 21
An eclectic assortment of late 19th and 20th century toys displayed on the balcony of the Derrick Room will get Museum visitors into the Christmas spirit.  “Toys in the Attic,” on exhibit from November 21, 2009 until February 7, 2010, will include dolls and games, as well as a number of toys that belonged to the well-known Clarendon artist Harold Dow Bugbee (1900-1963).