Alfred Jacob Miller: Revisiting the Rendezvous in Scotland and Today

Alfred Jacob Miller: Revisiting the Rendezvous in Scotland and Today is an exhibition that offers a fresh perspective on Miller’s renowned work. Best known for his vivid depictions of the legendary 1837 Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, Miller’s paintings provide a fascinating glimpse into this historic event, where fur traders, mountain men, and Native Americans converged in a spectacular display of culture and commerce.​

Accompanying his patron, the intrepid Scottish adventurer William Drummond Stewart, Miller ventured into the heart of the rendezvous to document its essence firsthand. The result? A mesmerizing collection of paintings that adorned Stewart’s family home at Scotland’s Murthly Castle. And now, after over a century apart, many of these masterpieces are reunited in this exhibition.

Co-organized by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Credit: Overview from museum website