A lavishly illustrated, full-color guidebook covers the lives, works, and notable contributions of two important artists of the American West.
Replete with stunning reproductions of their greatest works, this volume documents how two of America's foremost artists defined the nation's vision of the expanding West, and captured forever the emotions of a now-vanished era.
"For most of us, the art of the American West is epitomized in the work of two gifted turn-of-the-century artists: Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. Indeed, the way they jointly...
"Beginning about 1825 the frontier artists of the American West helped shape the national identity through their collective images of the region. Following in their footsteps were Frederic Remington (1861-1909)...
The Grand Frontier: Remington and Russell in the Amon Carter Museum
Remington & Russell and the Art of the American West
Among the most prominent artists depicting the "old" West was Charles Marion Russell, a prolific painter, sculptor, writer, and storyteller based in the heart of the Montana country.
The other significant event of 1890 was the publication of Studies of Western Life , an inspiration of Ben Roberts , a saddlemaker friend of Charlie's in Helena . Roberts's shop was just across from Stadler and Kaufman's butchery .
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...
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art: The Works of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell
" "This edition reprints the text and illustrations from the 1923 printing as well as two of Garland's essays indicting the treatment of Indians. An introduction places the stories in the historical context of Garland's life and times.