By Western Hands

Chase Reynolds Ewald first discovered the work of furniture designer Thomas Molesworth when she came to Cody at age 18 to work at Valley Ranch, located in the fabled Upper South Fork Valley of the Shoshone River, which led directly to the work she has done since, including fifteen books, two Western Design Conference Sourcebooks and hundreds of magazine articles for western lifestyle publications. Chase has worked on various ranches and for backcountry outfitters in the Yellowstone region and ran the nonprofit Breteche Creek Ranch in Wapiti, Wyoming for eight years. A graduate of Yale and the Graduate School of Journalism at U.C. Berkeley, she works as a writer, editor, and consultant, helping private clients craft their stories.

• 6 Introduction8 Foreword12 Rustic Tradition20 Thomas Molesworth, Cody High Style and Western Design26 On the Edge of the Wilderness: Fine Art and Cody’s Place in the West30 Cody Style and the Western Design Renaissance40 The Switchback Ranch Collection of Western Decorative Arts42 Interior West: Decorative Arts in the Home52 The Lodge at Cook Canyon: A Voyage of Discovery58 By Western Hands Artisans224 By Western Hands Honorary Artisans238 Resources240 About the Contributors242 Acknowledgments