Almost as familiar as the images of the American West he painted and sculpted is the figure of Charles M. Russell himself. Standing or mounted, in boots and wide-brimmed hat, sash knotted at his waist, gaze steady under a hank of unruly hair: he is the one and only "Cowboy Artist." What is not so well known is the story that unfolds in the myriad photographs of Russell, pictures that document a remarkable life while also reflecting the evolution of photography and the depiction of the American West at the turn of the twentieth century. This biography makes use of hundreds of images of Russell, many never before published, to explore the role of photography in shaping the artist's public image and the making and selling of his art. More than that, the book shows how the Cowboy Artist personified what he portrayed.
 Born in 1864 to a well-to-do family in St. Louis, Russell was smitten early on by the burgeoning art of photography and the images of the West that were proliferating as rapidly as the frontier was disappearing. When he moved to Helena at sixteen, his passions came together, as professional and amateur photographers made their way to the Montana Territory to document the cowboy life that Charlie was embracing and beginning to paint. Larry Len Peterson traces Russell's image and his career from these first adventures to his apotheosis as an artist, and then to his California period and his final days as the grand statesman of the American West. Along the way we meet some of the most interesting photographers of the era, as Russell posed for Edward S. Curtis, Roland Reed, Clarence S. Bull, Hildore C. Eklund, and Dorothea Lange, among others. Because Nancy Russell used photographs to promote her artist husband's career and artistic identity, we also see the medium's early application as a marketing tool in the hands of a surprisingly savvy businesswoman.
 Alongside Peterson's engrossing tale of the life of this American icon, the hundreds of photographs of Russell, his friends, family members, business associates, colleagues, and celebrities of his time offer a unique view of the artist's historic and cultural milieu--a view at once panoramic and intimate.

Charles M. Russell: Photographing the Legend: A Biography in Words and Pictures (Charles M. Russell Center Series in Art and Photography of t)

Peterson, Larry Len

Humor & Entertainment

University of Oklahoma Press

Charles M. Russell cowboy, painter, sculptor, writer was an advocate of the people, animals, landscapes, and ideals of the West. Perhaps most importantly, he was an archivist. Through his detailed and honest paintings, sculptures, line drawings,and prose, he memorialized the Western way of life as it was at the turn of the twentieth century. Far from romanticizing the West, Russell s art captured the harsh and beautiful reality of the everyday world he lived in. Russell was one of those rare artists who was famous during his lifetime. Most books about Russell focus on his masterpieces,but Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collectionsexamines the lesser-known but ubiquitous commercial works thatmade him a household name. These magazine covers, postcards,calendars, cigar boxes, ink blotters, letterheads, and artifacts are today some of the most highly sought after Russell memorabilia. From Great Northern Railway s See America First stamps to a 1904 tray advertising Heptol Splits, many of these items have not been seen since they were first produced. Charles M. Russell:Printed Rarities from Private Collections presents hundreds ofthese extraordinary gems in a large, full-color format, framed by the story of Russell s remarkable life.

Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collections

Mountain Pr

Charles M. Russell―cowboy, painter, sculptor, writer―was an advocate of the people, animals, landscapes, and ideals of the West. Perhaps most importantly, he was an archivist. Through his detailed and honest paintings, sculptures, line drawings, and prose, he memorialized the Western way of life as it was at the turn of the twentieth century. Far from romanticizing the West, Russell’s art captured the harsh and beautiful reality of the everyday world he lived in. Russell was one of those rare artists who was famous during his lifetime. Most books about Russell focus on his masterpieces, but Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collections examines the lesser-known but ubiquitous commercial works that made him a household name. These magazine covers, postcards, calendars, cigar boxes, ink blotters, letterheads, and artifacts are today some of the most highly sought after Russell memorabilia. From Great Northern Railway’s See America First stamps to a 1904 tray advertising Heptol Splits, many of these items have not been seen since they were first produced. Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collections presents hundreds of these extraordinary gems in a large, full-color format, framed by the story of Russell’s remarkable life.

Charles M Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collectons

Mountain Press

It s 2020 and there s no Gary Cooper around to fight the bad guys, but fortunately for America, Dr. Don Lewis, another Montanan, is ready to meet the challenge. The prodigal son returns to his hometown on the rolling prairie of northeastern Montana to find his soul and practice family medicine. Instead, he discovers a community under the dark spell of the Trinity Project, whose headquarters casts a shadow over Cottonwood s main streets. The Project s goal is to control every aspect of American life, from health care to religion, transforming a democracy into a totalitarian society. If the Project isn t stopped at ground zero in Cottonwood, then America is doomed.Don Lewis is a man driven by his conscience, a doctor who believes in serving his patients, a small-town son who is surprised to be facing powerful and evil adversaries in his homeground, some of whom he has known his entire life. They captured the heart of the townspeople and will stop at nothing to win. He cannot let them. Fortunately, he is not entirely alone. With his beautiful wife, pastor Anne; his old flame, Abigail Anderson; and a handful of friends with true grit by his side, Don Lewis faces the battle of his life as he untangles the mystery of the Trinity Project as it is managed by the smooth-talking lawyer Bruce Deeds, the cocky and unhinged Dr. Dennis Anderson, Abigail s husband; the charismatic evangelical pastor Luke Wright, and the stunning and intelligent Susan Chen. And in Halfway to Midnight all the action takes place over just one week in a fiery autumn haze in Big Sky country. Can western justice push back evil? Find out in this fast-paced suspense thriller packed with western color and historical facts.

Halfway to Midnight

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Tumbleweed Reflections

L. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American West

Arriving in Fort Keogh, Montana Territory, in 1879, ten years before Montana would become a state, frontier photographer Laton Alton Huffman (1854–1931) would capture the spirit of the American West like no other artist. Equally comfortable photographing Plains Indians and working cowboys, Huffman worked both in the studio and out on the open range, carrying his camera on horseback as he documented untamed Western landscapes and the last of the buffalo herds. L. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American West contains more than 300 spectacular images of the American West, most of them from the extensive collection of Gene and Beverly Allen, as well as reproductions of many of Huffman’s printed and published collectibles and memorabilia. In preparing this revised edition, Gene Allen and Larry Len Peterson selected their favorite images from the previous editions and added others from the Allen collection, including five of Huffman's rare photomurals.

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Philip R. Goodwin (1881 1935), a contemporary and friend of Charles Russell, was a well-known artist in the early twentieth century. His illustrations and oil and watercolor paintings of wildlife, cowboys, lumberjacks, fishermen, and hunters graced calendars and the covers of magazines, including National Sportsman and the Saturday Evening Post. In 1903, at the beginning of his career, he illustrated the first edition of Jack London s Call of the Wild. In 1919 he created an illustration for Winchester know as Horse and Rider, which is perhaps one of the most enduring and recognized western advertising images ever designed. Though his art fell into obscurity in the latter half of the twentieth century, today it is highly sought after by collectors.This handsome volume contains more than 550 of Goodwin s images, hundreds in full color and many of them held in private collections and rarely available for public viewing. Personal photographs of Goodwin and his friends, along with lette

Philip R. Goodwin : America's Sporting and Wildlife Artist

Coeur d'Alene Art Auction / Settlers West Galleries

The Call of the Mountains: The Artists of Glacier National Park

This publication is a sharing and celebration of at least some of the art with those that already love Glacier and also those that are discovering its charms for the first time. A large number of the illustrations presented are by well known artists; while equally important, many are by unheralded ones never credited for their work in publications.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Settler's Gallery

Glacier National Park is a breathtaking world of pristine mountains, alpine lakes, and cascading waterfalls. Called “Mistakis” –the “Backbone of the World” by the Blackfeet people–Glacier’s landscape has inspired many artists to create beautiful works.In The Call of the Mountains some of America’s most outstanding artists have captured in print, paint, photography, and sculpture the beauty of Glacier’s land, animals, and native peoples. Whether you know the region well or are discovering its charms for the first time, you will enjoy this celebration of the art of Glacier. This collection focuses on works before 1930 and features well-known artists, including Edward Curtis, Maynard Dixon, Charles M. Russell, James Willard Schultz, and Joseph H. Sharp. This is the first time the artists of Glacier country have been assembled in a single book. The 250 images from private and public collections offer art lovers and outdoor enthusiasts a fittingly magnificent view of Glacier National Park.

Settlers West Galleries

Of the 1038 images in this book more than 550 are in full color.

Charles M. Russell, Legacy: Printed and Published Works of Montana's Cowboy Artist

Russell, Charles M.

History & Criticism

TwoDot

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Charles M. Russell: Photographing the Legend: A Biography in Words and Pictures (Charles M. Russell Center Series in Art and Photography of t)

Charles M. Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collections

Charles M Russell: Printed Rarities from Private Collectons

Halfway to Midnight

L. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American West

Philip R. Goodwin : America's Sporting and Wildlife Artist

The Call of the Mountains: The Artists of Glacier National Park

The Call of the Mountains: The Artists of Glacier National Park

Charles M. Russell, Legacy: Printed and Published Works of Montana's Cowboy Artist