Charles M. Russell (1864-1926). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. Charles M. Russell, the nostalgic, held tight memories of a youthful past when the West... Read full biography
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. Charles M. Russell, the nostalgic, held tight memories of a youthful past when the West belonged to God. There was a sense of loss, as poignant as losing a loved one. The specter of what... Read full biography
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. Charles M. Russell, the nostalgic, held tight memories of a youthful past when the West belonged to God. There was a sense of loss, as poignant as losing a loved one. The specter of what this loss meant loomed over Russell the rest of his life. He was the quintessential nostalgic who grabbed history and married it to idealized memory and imagination. For example, despite Russell never... Read full biography
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. Charles M. Russell, the nostalgic, held tight memories of a youthful past when the West belonged to God. There was a sense of loss, as poignant as losing a loved one. The specter of what this loss meant loomed over Russell the rest of his life. He was the quintessential nostalgic who grabbed history and married it to idealized memory and imagination. For example, despite Russell never witnessing a buffalo hunt, it became the basis for his most popular and desired art. Nancy Russell explained, “No man can be a painter without imagination.” The Romantic art of the nineteenth century was the cornerstone to build the West reimagined for... Read full biography
Charles M. Russell (1864-1926). Excerpt from The American West Reimagined (2021). By Dr. Larry Len Peterson. Charles M. Russell, the nostalgic, held tight memories of a youthful past when the West belonged to God. There was a sense of loss, as poignant as losing a loved one. The specter of what this loss meant loomed over Russell the rest of his life. He was the quintessential nostalgic who grabbed history and married it to idealized memory and imagination. For example, despite Russell never witnessing a buffalo hunt, it became the basis for his most popular and desired art. Nancy Russell explained, “No man can be a painter without imagination.” The Romantic art of the nineteenth century was the cornerstone to build the West reimagined for not only Russell, but also his contemporaries and future artists. No Western American artist fought back harder against racism... Read full biography
Charles Marion Russell - Artist Info
About Charles Marion Russell: Books
Books & Publications (202)
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The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
2021
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
528 pages (color)
Blackfeet John L. "Cutapuis" Clarke and the Silent Call of Glacier National Park: America's Wood Sculptor
2019
Peterson, Larry Len
440 pages (color)
John Fery: Artist of Glacier National Park & The American West
2015
Peterson, Dr. Larry Len
288 pages (color)
Charles M. Russell: Photographing the Legend
2014
Peterson, Larry Len
328 pages (color)
Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art
2009
Harris, Adam Duncan
262 pages (color)
Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collections
2008
Peterson, Larry Len
224 pages (color)
Charles M. Russell: A Catalogue Raisonne
2007
Price, B. Byron; Anne Morand (foreward)
353 pages (color)
Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver
2007
Scriver, Mary Strachan
368 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Recounting the Old West II: Important Paintings, Sculpture and Works on Paper
2003
Tierney, Curtis (editor)
71 pages (color)
Drawn to Yellowstone: Artists in America's First National Park