Charles Marion Russell (1864 - 1926)
1864-03-19Saint Louis, USA1926-10-24Great Falls, USAUSA
Charles Marion Russell
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 is 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.
Date and place of birt: | 19 march 1864, Saint Louis, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 24 october 1926, Great Falls, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Sculptor, Writer |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Realism, Classicism |