Born on January 7, 1830 in Solingen, Prussia, Bierstadt's family immigrated to New Bedford, MA in 1831. In his early 20s, Bierstadt traveled to Düsseldorf, Germany to gain deeper knowledge and skill ...

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West receives Bierstadt's "Wind River Country, Wyoming" as a gift, now prominently displayed in the Whitney Western Art Museum. [T]o have this particular painting ...