This program will be an introduction to the summer 2021 “Still in the Saddle” exhibition. The show’s guest curator, Dr. Andrew Patrick Nelson will discuss the film’s concept and the variety of Western films from the late 1960s-1980s.

Briscoe Members can email ssegovia@briscoemuseum.org to RSVP.

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Andrew Patrick Nelson is a historian of American cinema and culture, film programmer, museum curator, and media commentator. He is Chair of the Department of Film and Media Arts and Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Utah.

He is the author and editor of numerous books and essays on Western cinema, including Still in the Saddle: The Hollywood Western, 1969-1980 and Contemporary Westerns: Film and Television since 1990. He’s appeared in television series on History Channel and Fox News Channel, cohosts the Western movie podcast How the West Was ‘Cast, and regularly lectures about Western movies and history at venues around the world. Nelson also serves on the Board of Directors of the John Wayne Birthplace and Museum.