CHARLES M. RUSSELL Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture

Charles Marion Russell, 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. Few artists have shaped the popular imagery of the cowboy like Charles M. Russell. Born in St. Louis, Russell worked for a time as a ranch hand in Montana before taking up painting and illustration full time. By the early 1900s, his rough-and-tumble portrayals of Montana ranch life had captured the attention of patrons in Los Angeles and New York, who interpreted his work as an authentic portrayal of a vanishing way of life. Russell was an admirer of western dime novels and films, and he used his talents as a storyteller to help shape pop culture imaginings of the Old West, even working as a consultant in Hollywood. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine. The book has a small bumped corner and the dust jacket has small tears around the spine edges and corners.