Historical Figure
Charles Marion Russell
Charles Marion Russell, known as the "Cowboy Artist," moved to Montana Territory at age 16 and spent decades living among cowboys and Native Americans, producing over 2,000 paintings and sculptures of the vanishing American West. His work frequently depicted Lewis and Clark expedition scenes, including the renowned "Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia" (1905).
Portrait: Public Domain, Smithsonian Institution
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18 total items
Art (18)
Indian Family with Travois
Charles M. Russell, 1897
watercolor and graphite on paper
Running Fight Between Crees and Blackfeet, Old Style Warfare
Charles M. Russell, 1895
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Indian Scouting Party
Charles M. Russell, 1900
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite underdrawing on paper
Sun Worship in Montana
Charles M. Russell, 1907
oil on canvas
The Silk Robe
Charles M. Russell, 1890
oil on canvas
Lost in a Snowstorm — We Are Friends
Charles M. Russell, 1888
oil on canvas
The Buffalo Hunt
Charles M. Russell, 1919
oil on canvas
Blackfeet Burning Crow Buffalo Range
Charles M. Russell, 1907
halftone print
Indian Women Moving
Charles M. Russell, 1898
oil on canvas
Lewis and Clark Reach Shoshone Camp Led by Sacajawea the “Bird Woman”
Charles M. Russell, 1918
oil on canvas
Sacajawea Guiding the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Alfred Russell, 1914
Oil on canvas
Lewis and Clark Meeting the Mandan Indians
Charles Marion Russell, c. 1897
Watercolor on paper
Captain Lewis Meeting the Shoshones
Charles Marion Russell, 1903
Oil on canvas
Captain William Clark Meeting Indians of the Northwest
Charles Marion Russell, 1897
Oil on canvas, 29.5 × 41.5 inches
York in the Lodge of the Mandans
Charles Marion Russell, 1908
Oil on canvas
Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark
Charles Marion Russell, 1896
Oil on canvas
Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia
Charles Marion Russell, 1905
Watercolor on paper
Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flatheads at Ross’ Hole
Charles Marion Russell, 1912
Oil on canvas, 12 × 25 feet
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