Welcome to the Booth Western Art Museum’s new blog! We are excited to share stories, insights and behind-the-scenes look at our collection with you every other week.
We’re also thrilled to feature the works of Chris Binkert, amateur presidential historian, from his monthly column called Bringing the Presidents to Life.
New blogs will be released weekly till November 5, then will be released bi-monthly starting November 19. To stay up to date on new blogs, subscribe to our newsletter, sent out on the first and third Tuesday of each month or visit boothmuseum.org/booth-blog/.
About Chris Binkert
Chris Binkert has spent the last 40 years cultivating his interest in the US Presidents. He set out to collect 1 biography from each President. Over the years, his collection expanded beyond biographies and includes presidential buttons, historic newspapers from special presidential moments, trivia and memorabilia gathered from his visits to presidential museums, libraries and monuments scattered all over the country. He has also visited 41 presidential sites to date.
Since 2020, Chris has written a monthly column for Big Canoe’s Smoke Signals called Bringing the Presidents to Life.
