Cowboy artist Charlie Russell and Glacier National Park / David R. Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, David R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926--Travel.

Russell, Charles M.

Russell, Nancy Cooper, 1878-1940--Travel.

Russell, Nancy Cooper.

Glacier National Park (Mont.)--Description and travel.

Glacier National Park (Mont.).

Glacier National Park (Mont.)--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Biographies.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Havertown PA] : Fonthill Media, 2024.

Summary:

"Cowboy Artist Charlie Russell and Glacier National Park examines the intimate relationship artist Charlie Russell, and his wife, Nancy Russell, had with Glacier National Park for over twenty years in the early 1900s. At Bull Head Lodge, their Apgar summer home on Lake McDonald, Charlie Russell painted and sculpted, producing some of his most famous works, including major works illustrating Glacier National Park. The Russells also entertained numerous important figures in the art and literary worlds during their summers in the park, and these individuals and their relationships with the Russells are examined. The book also describes park excursions undertaken by Charlie and Nancy Russell designed to support tourism growth as well as to encourage sales of Charlie’s art. Numerous examples of Charlie’s art are presented in the book, and photographs of the Bull Head Lodge area as well as the park excursions are supplemented by modern photos. These modern photos, taken by the author, illustrate landscape changes that have occurred in the park over the 100-year period since the Russells were among the most significant celebrities to ever call Glacier National Park home"--Back cover.

Contents:

Charlie and Nancy Russell

Bull Head Lodge on Lake McDonald

Guests at Bull Head Lodge

The 1915 Howard Eaton Excursion

The 1925 Upper Missouri Historical Expedition

Charlie Russell's Later Years, Passing, and Aftermath

Charlie Russell's Glacier Park-Influenced Art

Afterword: The Lasting Legacy of Charlie Russell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96).

ISBN:

1625451229

9781625451224

OCLC:

1437723271