The museum and store are closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Dec. 31, and Jan. 1.

Thomas Blackshear, Wild West Show

Thomas Blackshear, Wild West Show, oil on canvas, 31 x 41, Autry Museum. 

Member Events

Romance Reimagined Exhibition Celebration and Small Works Auction

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 6-9 p.m.

Autry Museum in Griffith Park

Admission:
Available to invited guests, exhibition sponsors, and Autry Members at the Supporter, Patron and Curator’s Circle levels. Please consider upgrading your support today!
RSVP/Reservations:
Reservations Required | To RSVP and for more information contact Charles MacConochie at 323.495.4263.

About the Event

Join award winning artists and museum leadership as we celebrate contemporary and traditional Western artwork from the Autry’s collection in a retrospective exhibit curated by the Autry’s Executive Vice President of Research and Interpretation, Amy Scott.

Romance Reimagined also includes new work created by over 70 artists specifically for our miniatures and small works auction which is curated by Beau Alexander from the Maxwell Alexander Gallery. This is an exclusive chance to bid on artwork* from your favorite artists including but not limited to:

Participating Artists

Small Works Auction on March 8, 2025 

Tony Abeyta | William Acheff| Peter S. Adams | Gerald Balciar| Duke Beardsley | Thomas Blackshear II | Eric Bowman |Tom Browning| John Budicin| John Buxton| George Carlson| G. Russell Case |Tim Cherry | Leonard Chmiel | Michael Coleman| Nicholas Coleman| Brent Cotton| Glenn Dean |Mick Doellinger| Josh Elliot |Teresa Elliot |John B. Fawcett |Luke Frazier | Danny Galieote| David Griffin | Robert Griffing | David Grossmann | Logan Maxwell Hagege |Donna Howell-Sickles | Oreland C. Joe Sr. | Brett Allen Johnson| Steve Kestrel| Brenda Kingery | Dave LaMure, Jr | Joshua LaRock| T. Allen Lawson| ZS Liang |Jeremy Lipking|D. Larue Mahlke| Bonnie Marris | Walter Matia| Eric Merrell | Dean L. Mitchell |James Morgan | John Moyers | Terri Kelly Moyers | Daniel W. Pinkham | Kyle Polzin | Howard Post | Kevin Red Star | George C. Redden | Grant Redden | Jason Rich | Mateo Romero | Billy Schenck | Phyllis Shafer |William Sharer| Mian Situ |Adam Smith | Daniel Smith| Matt Smith | Tucker Smith | Tim Solliday| Kathryn Stedham | Howard Terpning |Joshua Tobey | Ezra Tucker | Dustin Van Wechel | Curt Walters |Kim Wiggins| Xiang Zhang


*Guests attending the in-person sale event on March 8th will be able to use paper ballots and will have exclusive opportunity for last and final bids on all auction artwork. Online bidding will begin on February 8th when the exhibit opens using the online platform with a credit card required in advance and will end on March 8th. Minimum bids for each artwork will be set by the artist. The highest bid for any work will be the selected buyer.

A stylized painting depicts two men on horseback and two people walking beside them in a desert landscape with cacti. They are dressed in cloaks and hats, contrasting with the cloudy sky and warm tones of the scenery.

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

The Autry Museum in Griffith Park

4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
Located northeast of downtown, across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
Map and Directions

Free parking for Autry visitors.


MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS
Tuesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

DINING
Food Trucks are available on select days, contact us for details at 323.495.4252.
The cafe is temporarily closed until further notice.