Autry Museum of the American West
The Autry Museum of the American West is a museum in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to exploring an inclusive history of the American West. Founded in 1988, the museum presents a wide range of exhibitions and public programs, including lectures, film, theater, festivals, family events, and music, and performs scholarship, research, and educational outreach. It attracts about 150,000 visitors annually.
Autry Museum of the American West
Entrance to museum section
Tower at Autry Museum
Display of Gene Autry memorabilia, including his iconic Martin D-45 guitar, the first one made
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry, nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early 1930s. During that time, he personified the straight-shooting hero — honest, brave, and true.
Autry in the 1940s
Gene Autry in 1942
Gene Autry in The Gene Autry Show episode "The Black Rider", 1950
Gene Autry with the Pinafores, who sang on his weekly radio show, 1948