Discover the Art of Charlie Russell
Explore some of the art created by Charles M. Russell. Answer each question about the art in the table below. Click on each image to open it in a new tab. It will appear larger so you can look closer at the details of the painting.
In this piece, a young woman shyly visits with a cowboy who has ridden up to the doorstep of her log-cabin home on the plains.
Paintings like 'Moving Out' illustrate Russell's regard for and understanding of the traditional nomadic lifeways of Plains peoples, who moved camp according to the dictates of the season: seeking sheltered valleys in the winter.
Here, Charlie captures nature at its most serene, clearly illustrating the restorative value that time spent in Glacier offered the Russells and their many visitors.
