Carriage and Western Art Museum News
Dylan Peterson Joins Carriage Museum
Dylan recently joined the board of the Carriage Museum as assistance curator. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1995 and received a Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from UCSB in 2004. Shortly thereafter he acquired his Master’s degree in biochemistry. He has published multiple research papers on Alzheimer’s disease but he is currently the […]
Joe De Yong: A Life in the West
About the Book “Joe De Yong: A Life in the West” is the story of a passionate cowboy’s life in the America West during the first part of the last century. Over ten years of research has revealed the life of a relatively unknown artist/illustrator who started out to be “just a cowboy.” Turns out, […]
Queen of the Mountain
The Carriage Museum has completed restoration of the Tecolote 15 passenger mountain wagon and it will be in up coming Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade.. Also known as a Yellowstone Coach, it has open sides for sightseeing. The coach was used in national parks to carry visitors and hotel guests on leisurely tours through the […]
Abbott and Downing
Abbott-Downing Company was best known for its western market in the United States, where the mud wagon was the choice for the harsh, rocky terrain. Its lighter-weight, square body construction, which was slung lower to the ground on the thoroughbraces, was virtually impossible to overturn. The stage body was equipped with leather-upholstered seats, uncomfortably hard. […]