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The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings & Sculpture opens Feb. 6 and runs through May 2, 2010 at Gilcrease Museum. The exhibition is the first major retrospective of the artist’s work and will showcase more than 100 of the artist’s finest paintings and bronze sculptures, as well as a number of the artist’s personal effects rarely seen by the general public.
This exhibition at Gilcrease is the largest display of his art, artifacts and archives ever assembled. For the first time, Russell’s signature masterpieces have been brought together in a single offering, organized from the holdings of some of the world’s greatest collections of American Western art. The exhibition includes works from the Amon Carter Museum, the Montana Historical Society, Denver Art Museum, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
The exhibition also will showcase the first public viewing of materials from the Russell Research Collection, including paints, palettes, photographs, personal letters, spurs, hats and the famous artist’s ivory-handled Colt six gun. These items have been added to the exhibition from The University of Tulsa’s recently acquired Russell Research Collection.
Russell (1864–1926) remains one of the most significant American artists of the early 20th century. During his lifetime, he completed more than 4,000 paintings and sculptures, many of which have become fundamental cultural icons. His depictions of cowboys, American Indians, historical figures and Western fauna are among the most well-known portrayals of the late 19th and early 20th century Western experience. His work has long been considered unique in its approach to complex subjects and is widely recognized for its authenticity and attention to detail. Above all, Russell excelled at engaging the viewer with vibrant, exciting and captivating scenes of Western life.
An exhibition catalogue, The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of
Paintings and Sculpture, will be available for purchase in the Gilcrease Museum Store. The elaborately illustrated book was published by the University of Oklahoma Press, edited by Joan Carpenter Troccoli, and includes a foreword by Denver Art Museum Director Lewis Sharp and Gilcrease Museum Executive Director Duane H. King. The 270-page catalog also includes a series of critical essays by leading Russell scholars including Peter Hassrick, James P. Ronda and Anne Morand.
The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell is organized collaboratively by the Denver Art Museum and Gilcrease Museum. Exhibition sponsors are the Sherman E. Smith Family Foundation and The C.W. Titus Foundation.
Feb. 6th until May 2, 2010
Gilcrease Museum
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