“Snapping Turtle” Wins!

Local renowned artist Kevin Red Star received the prestigious President’s Choice Williams Award for his painting, “Snapping Turtleâ€. Earlier this month Red Star was among 70 artists featured at the “Collectors’ Reserve: American art Exhibition and Sale†held at the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art – Gilcrease Museum opened in Tulsa on May 3, 1949. Collector and oilman Thomas Gilcrease (1890-1962) created this private museum. His vast collection was subsequently deeded to the City of Tulsa in 1955. The museum’s more than 400,000-piece collection relates to the discovery, expansion, and settlement of North America, with special emphasis on the Western Frontier and Native American artifacts, culture and tradition.