Welcome
to the Carbon County Museum's web site!
We are committed to Carbon County History
which includes: Permanent collection on the Union Pacific
Railroad, pioneers, residents and outlaws, Native Americans,
agriculture, the only Thomas Edison exhibit in Wyoming and much
more!
Visit us June through
September,
Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 1 - 5
p.m.
October through May, Tuesday through Saturday 1 - 5 p.m.
or by appointment
904 W. Walnut, Rawlins, WY
82301
307-328-2740
carbonc@wyoming.com
We are planning to build a new museum in Rawlins.
Click on the "New Museum Facility" link to learn more about the
new museum
and to find out how you can donate to help us.
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ART EXPRESS TO VISIT CARBON COUNTY MUSEUM
University of
Wyoming Art Museum’s Traveling Exhibition comes
to town
The University of Wyoming Art Museum exhibition
Avian Wildlife of the Northern Rockies:
Prints by Hans Kleiber will be on view at
The Carbon County Museum from August 5, 2008 to
September 30, 2008.
Drawn from the
University of Wyoming Art Museum's collection of
more than 400 works by Hans Kleiber (1887–1967),
Hans Kleiber: Avian Wildlife of the Northern
Rockies conveys Kleiber's love of wildlife, and
birds in particular. He had a special fondness
for ducks, which he depicted more often than any
other bird.
Born in Germany,
Kleiber immigrated with his family to the United
States in 1900 when he was thirteen years old.
He arrived with an abiding love of the outdoors
and a desire to see the wild terrain of the
West. His opportunity came in 1907 when he took
a job with the newly-formed U.S. Forest Service
and relocated to Dayton, Wyoming. His work with
the Forest Service took him all over the
Northwest, from eastern Washington to the
international boundary of northern Minnesota, a
diverse and beautiful region that would
eventually inspire his artwork.
Kleiber did not have
any formal art training, however, in the 1920s,
he learned printmaking to earn extra money for
his family. He built a press and began producing
and selling his illustrations. His imagery of
nature and wildlife was popular among outdoor
enthusiasts in both the United States and
England. In 1924, he resigned from the Forest
Service and devoted all his time to art. By
1929, Kleiber was exhibiting widely and
developing a reputation as an important Wyoming
artist.
The Touring
Exhibition Service is celebrating 25 years
of service throughout Wyoming. It is made
possible by FMC and the National Advisory Board
of the UW Art Museum.
The Carbon County Museum is open 10 a.m. – 6
p.m., Tuesday – Saturday, located at 904 W.
Walnut, Rawlins, WY. Admission is free. For
more information, please call 307-328-2740 or
visit
www.carboncountymuseum.com.
Image: Hans Kleiber,
Pheasants III, Etching, 9 3/4 x 7 5/8
inches, Gift of William and Carole Ward,
University of Wyoming Art Museum
We currently have a
traveling exhibit dedicated to Winifred Hickey.
She served 10 years in the Senate, was the first female Laramie
County Commissioner, served in the military 1942 -1945,
and was the wife of Wyoming's 29th Governor, Joe Hickey.
Go to Current Exhibits for more information
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