Letter with American Indians
Artist
Charles Marion Russell
(American, 1864 - 1926)
Date1912
MediumDrawing with watercolor washes
DimensionsUnframed: 9 5/8 × 7 3/8 inches (24.45 × 18.73 cm)
Framed: 18 1/2 × 16 1/4 inches (46.99 × 41.28 cm)
Framed: 18 1/2 × 16 1/4 inches (46.99 × 41.28 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jeanne McCray Beals in memory of David Thomas Beals II, Helen Ward Beals, and David Thomas Beals III
Object number2006.9.1.A,B
Signedupper left: C M Russell/Aug 11 1912
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DescriptionThis vertical, multi-media drawing shows a group of five American Indians on horseback. The group appears to ride from the viewer's right to left. The surrounding landscape is vaguely described and includes a mountain appearing faintly in the distance and the evocation of dust in the foreground. A note from the artist to a friend appears prominently at the bottom of the composition. In the note, Russell thanks a friend by the name of Joe for pictures he recently received from him.
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