Love him or loathe him, Will James was a character for the history books. The western artist and novelist who made Billings his home late in life left an artistic record of his time in Montana ...

Will James traded his birth story for a western tall tale. A few close Billings friends of the cowboy artist may have been the only people outside his own family who knew his true identity ...

“It’s kind of a nice little oasis.” The YAM is the keeper of 5,000 Will James items, everything from old saddles to artwork and hand-written book manuscripts. The Bureau of Land ...

the 86-page book was part of a traveling exhibition of the works of famed western artist Will James. The book offered quality images of James’ paintings and drawings as well as an excellent history of ...