Lot 743

"Charles M. Russell" by Frederic G. Renner 1976

Estimate: $100 - $200

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For your consideration is this 1976 revised edition titled, "Charles M. Russell" by Frederic G. Renner and published by Harry. N. Abrams, Incorporation. 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. He was 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. In 1916, Congress passed legislation to create the Rocky Boy Reservation. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex in Great Falls, Montana houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts. Other major collections are held at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, the Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth, Texas as well as the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art (now the Amon G. Carter Museum of American Art). In 1955, Russell was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The book shows Russell's work consisting of his paintings, drawings and sculptures on display in the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art in Fort Worth, Texas. It shows a beige and tan hard cover reading, "CMR" underneath the dust cover. The dust cover reads, "Charles M. Russell / Frederic G. Renner" and shows a Native American man sitting on his horse while he holds and spear and looks out into the distance. The book shows good condition overall with slight wear present but no signs of obvious damage is noted. The interior pages show good condition overall with no staining or foxing noted. The book measures 12 3/16" L x 13 3/8" W x 1 1/8" D and weighs 5 pounds and 4 ounces.

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