Charles
Marion Russell was born in Missouri on 19th March, 1864. He left school
at 16 and worked as a cowboy and as a fur-trapper. In 1888 he spent
six months living with the
Blackfoot Indians. A self-taught artist, his drawings of cowboys and
Native Americans were accepted by several specialist magazines such
as Recreation, Western
Field, Sports Afield
and Outing.
As his reputation grew, his illustrations were commissioned by magazines
such as Scribner's Magazine,
McClures and the
Saturday Evening Post. Charles Marion
Russell died in 1926.
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