Article: In Wyoming, a natural setting for wildlife art. (National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming)

Before the opening of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Wyoming last September, museum director Dan Provo stood at the entrance speaking with a patron about how the museum fits into its setting. As if on cue, a half-dozen mule deer picked their way single file across the butte in front of them, a bald eagle flew overhead with a trout in its talons, and a coyote moved down the hill toward the National Elk Refuge.

Halfway between the arts center of Jackson and Grand Teton National Park - still habitat for many of the animals represented in the collections - the museum is at a rare Western crossroads of human, animal, and landscape. Docents are trained in artists ...

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