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Russell, Charles M., 1864-1926

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1864 - 1926

Biography

Charles Marion Russell (March 19, 1864 – October 24, 1926),also known as C. M. Russell, Charlie Russell, and "Kid" Russell, was an American artist of the American Old West. He created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and landscapes set in the western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures. He is known as "the cowboy artist" and was also a storyteller and author. He became an advocate for Native Americans in the west, supporting the bid by landless Chippewa to have a reservation established for them in Montana.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charlie Russell and the Gnomes of Bull Head Lodge book

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2021-131
Dates: 2021
Found in: Gledhill Library

Lummis (Charles) bookplates

 Unprocessed Material — Container: Accessions Miscellaneous — Box 3
Identifier: 2025-040
Dates: 1894; 1908; 1923
Found in: Gledhill Library