I’m not much of an art gallery guy… unless it’s Western art. Charles M. Russell was a Western artist whose work benefited from a trip to New York City. (After that visit and study, his work showed more texture and use of light. Prior to the visit he was self-taught. But all his work is good.) First he was a real cowboy. And that shows in his work. The C. M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana houses a lot of his work, his studio, and his home.
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- In his studio.
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- At work.
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- He would take a piece of clay or wax and create something beautiful.
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- Bear. One of his sculptures.
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- He did not want to be carried to his grave in gas-powered hearse. His wife found a horse-drawn hearse for him.
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- His hearse.
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- The Jerk Line.
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- Paying the Fiddler.
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- In the basement, a display about bison.
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- Other artists were represented including Gerald C. Balciar.
