点评:September 2024 is my most recent visit to the Phippen, but I have been going there for at least six years. Just want to give credit where credit is due because the Phippen is such a gem of a Western Art and History museum.
Since I am a bit of an Old West Historian and I do love the Prescott area, the Phippen was a must-see for me and I instantly fell in love with the museum. It is small compared to other Western Museums like the Autry in L.A. and the Western Spirit in Scottsdale, but it is mighty. Three exhibit rooms, the main one includes their most recent collection and a rodeo room featuring items and photographs from famed movie cowboy Tom Mix and rodeo champ-John Wayne sidekick Ben Johnson, plus an art room featuring studios of the Phippen namesake George Phippen, who was a founder of the Cowboy Artists of America and Solon Borglum, who sculpted the famed Buckey O'Neill statue that is in front of the court house in downtown Prescott.
Downstairs there's another gallery and a room where members and students can make their own art. Lectures are usually presented there.
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention the Phippen Store that features Western History books, Native American Jewelry, sculptures and prints, cards and yes, a rarity these days - Western theme wrapping paper.
If you are enthralled by the spirit of the West, if you love old and contemporary Western Art and Sculpture, and if you plan to visit Prescott, the Phippen, just located 7 miles north of the downtown area on Highway 89 is a must-see.
翻译:2024 年 9 月是我最近一次参观菲彭博物馆,但我已经去那里至少六年了。我只想给予应得的赞扬,因为菲彭博物馆是西方艺术和历史博物馆中的一颗明珠。
由于我是一位老西部历史学家,而且我确实喜欢普雷斯科特地区,所以菲彭博物馆对我来说是必看的,我立刻爱上了这座博物馆。与洛杉矶的奥特里博物馆和斯科茨代尔的西部精神博物馆等其他西方博物馆相比,它规模较小,但规模巨大。有三个展厅,主展厅包括他们最新的收藏品,还有一个牛仔竞技室,里面有著名电影牛仔汤姆·米克斯和牛仔竞技冠军约翰·韦恩的搭档本·约翰逊的物品和照片,还有一个艺术室,里面有菲彭同名人乔治·菲彭的工作室,乔治·菲彭是美国牛仔艺术家协会的创始人,索伦·博格勒姆雕刻了著名的巴基·奥尼尔雕像,这座雕像位于普雷斯科特市中心的法院前面。
楼下还有另一个画廊和一个房间,会员和学生可以在那里制作自己的艺术品。讲座通常在那里举行。
如果我不提到菲彭商店,那我就太失礼了,那里有西部历史书籍、美洲原住民珠宝、雕塑和版画、卡片,当然还有如今罕见的西部主题包装纸。
如果您着迷于西部精神,如果您热爱古老和当代的西方艺术和雕塑,如果您计划参观普雷斯科特,那么位于 89 号高速公路市中心以北 7 英里处的菲彭 (Phippen) 是您必看的景点。