“At the foot of the Big Horn Mountains in northern Wyoming, a century-old ranch plays host to a small art museum. It’s quite an idyllic setting — but just a few years ago, the Brinton Museum’s finances didn’t paint such a pretty picture. An endowment set up in 1960 preserved the historic ranch near Sheridan, Wyo., as well as the bachelor-rancher Bradford Brinton’s art collection. By 2008, though, it seemed that before long the museum would have to close, says the place’s director, Ken Schuster.”
But Forrest Mars Jr., 83 and grandson of the creator of Mars candy bars and M&Ms, lived next door to the ranch. When he heard about a collection of Native American artifacts in Chicago, that led to a plan that would save the museum and bring the collection home.
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