B Byron Price

Charles M. Russell: A Catalogue Raisonne - The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West B Byron Price

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-340) and index. Publisher Marketing:"The definitive reference for scholars, collectors, curators, art dealers, libraries, and anyone who appreciates the art of Charles M. Russell "Charles M. Russell is our most beloved artist of the American West. His paintings, sketches, sculpture, illustrated letters, and stories are an unequalled legacy. Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 color and black-and-white reproductions of Russell's greatest works, this beautiful volume features essays by Russell experts and scholars who address important aspects of the artist's life and career. Inside the book is a unique key code that allows purchasers to access a private online catalogue (www.russellraisonne.com) of more than 4,000 works Russell created and signed during his lifetime. Original owners of the book will have unlimited access to the site once a user name and password have been created. The online catalogue, which includes an enlargeable image of each work, is fully searchable. In addition, each entry includes the catalogue number, title, medium, dimensions, and, when available, the inscription, credit line, illustration, provenance, exhibition history, and bibliography. The catalogue will be updated on an ongoing basis as new information becomes available or additional works are found. The result of more than a decade of research and scholarship, "Charles M. Russell: A Catalogue Raisonne" is published in cooperation with the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West at the University of Oklahoma and with the C. M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 277 (EAN 9780806138367, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Price, B Byron B. Byron Price is Director of the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of the American West and Charles Marion Russell Memorial Chair, University of Oklahoma. He is author of" Imagining the Open Range: Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer". Contributor Bio:  Morand, Anne Anne Morand (1951-2013) was the curator of Native American Art at the National Cowboy Hall and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Contributor Bio:  Dippie, Brian W Brian W. Dippie is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Contributor Bio:  Hassrick, Peter H Peter H. Hassrick is Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, and the author or coauthor of numerous books, including "In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein "(coauthored with Elizabeth J. Cunningham). Contributor Bio:  Cristy, Raphael James Raphael James Cristy of Albuquerque received his bachelor's degree in English literature at Stanford, a master's degree in American history at the University of Montana, and a doctorate in American history at the University of New Mexico. He has performed "Charlie Russell's Yarns" since 1976 in a variety of venues: the Northern Appalachian Storytelling Festival in Pennsylvania, the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, the Palm Springs Desert Arts Museum, Michael Martin Murphy's WESTFEST, the Fringe Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, and Australia's Festival of Sydney.