Charles M. Russell: A Catalogue Raisonne

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007. First Edition. 348pp. Large quarto [31 cm] Dark blue cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the editor to the historian, Will Bagley, on the front free endsheet. Laid in is the catalog for the Charles M. Russell 'Watercolors & Illustrated Letters' exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum (1992). Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) also known as C. M. Russell, was one the great American artists, who helped to define the enduring visual image of the western cowboy. Russell created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Indians, and landscapes set in the Western (truncated) United States, in addition to bronze sculptures. Russell was also a storyteller and author.

This work is lavishly illustrated with more than 200 color and black-and-white reproductions of Russell’s greatest works, this beautiful volume features essays by Russell experts and scholars who address important aspects of the artist’s life and career. (Inventory #: 10325)