Charles Marion Russell arrived in Montana as a teenager with dreams of becoming a cowboy. Life on the range shaped him into a self-taught artist with a deep appreciation for the landscape and people of the west. Russell’s 4,000 works of art defined the west for many audiences.

What You’ll Do in this Interactive Lesson

In this lesson, you’ll learn more about Charlie Russell and his work by watching videos and looking closely at his art. Then you will create your own piece of art, a meme or an illustrated photo, that shows what you learned about Charlie Russell.