Recently Acquired
I
n the summer of 2018, the National
Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson
Hole, Wyoming, held its annual
Collectors Circle event, which asks
Collectors Circle members to vote on
artworks to add to the museum’s permanent
collection. The artworks are first vetted by
museum curators and usually represent a
range of styles, mediums and artists.
Works acquired following the
2018 Collectors Circle include Lion, a
charcoal work on paper by Nicola Hicks;
American Elk (Wyoming) and Yellowstone
Composition #2 by James Prosek; and Time
Traveler by Clyde Aspevig. Another new
acquisition is Gillie and Marc’s 79-inch-
tall bronze The Last Three, which depicts
the last three northern white rhinos in
existence. Since the debut of the work in
2018, one of the rhinos, Sudan, the last
male, has passed away leaving only two
remaining for the entire species. Sudan is
shown as the bottom rhino, underneath his
daughter Najiin and granddaughter Fatu.
The artists, Australian collaborative artists
Gillie and Marc Schattner, who married
after meeting on a film set, created The Last
Three to raise awareness of poaching. It
was inspired after a trip to Kenya. A 22-foot
tall version of the sculpture is now on
public display in Astor Place near the East
Village in New York City.
In addition to the acquired artworks,
the Collectors Circle members also fully
funded the conservation of Henry Merwin
Shrady’s bronze Bull Moose.
Since 1998, the Collectors Circle has
helped the museum acquire more than
100 works of art. This year’s acquisitions
are now on view at the Wyoming museum.Calling all Western Art museums! Have a
recently acquired painting or sculpture? Email
the details to [email protected].National Museum of
Wildlife Art: Gillie and Marc
Gillie and Marc, The Last Three, 2018, bronze. 79 x 79 x 37 in. Gift of the 2018 Collectors Circle,
National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Gillie and Marc.