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Charles M. Russell collection: sketches and photographs

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Charles M. Russell collection: sketches and photographs
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This collection belonged to Jesse Lincoln Mitchell, who at one time lived next door to Charles M. Russell in Montana. The collection contains three two-sided drawings by Charles M. Russell. The pieces are framed with double frames attached to each other, with mats and double glass, so they can be viewed from both sides. the frame size is 20" H x 16" W. The drawings are of horses, Indians, cowboys, dogs, buffalo, bear—studies that were used for his paintings. Photos of some of the paintings that were sold from the collection are in this collection. There are several photographs of Charles M. Russell (including an original photo of Russell taken October 17, 1926 just days before he died on October 24, 1926) and his home and studio in Great Falls, Montana. California collector Bill Burger acquired this collection, along with several other pieces of original Russell art many years ago.



Jesse Lincoln Mitchell, was called a sensitive sculptor and artist in "From Montana, The Magazine Of Western History", (Winter, 1960), when she shared her personal memories of a warm and helpful friendship with "The Greatest Of Them All" in the publication of "C. M. Russell, The White Indian"—a book written from her original manuscript. That manuscript is also included in this collection. It is a fabulous 17-page writing titled, "Russell The White Indian" by Jesse Lincoln Mitchell written in Great Falls, Montana where she and her family moved in 1912. They lived next door to Russell. She tells many antidotes about Russell and talks about watching him paint. She writes: "There have been many notable Characters in my life, but none so unique and unforgettable as the White Indian."



Another manuscript by Jesse Bromley Lincoln, titled: "A Garden by the River Blows" is included. It is written about her time in when she first moved to the "Wild West" of Mohave. George Wharton James (1858–1923) was a friend and constant visitor to the family. He was a prolific popular lecturer, photographer and journalist, writing more than 40 books and many articles and pamphlets on California and the American Southwest. Another friend and visitor was John Peabody Harrington (1884–1961) who was an American linguist and ethnologist and a specialist in the native peoples of California. this writing ends with her husband falling ill with typhoid fever and the river flooding them from their home.



One more writing speaks about Jesse's trip (1932) to the Blackfeet Reservation to meet General Hugh L. Scott and attend Blackfeet ceremonials. Hugh Lenox Scott (1853–1934) was a post-Civil War West Point graduate who served as superintendent of West Point from 1906 to 1910, and Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1914 to 1917, including the first few months of American involvement in World War I. He was assigned to the quarters only recently vacated by the widow of George Armstrong Custer. In fact, Scott was sent out to the Little Big Horn battle site to mark gravesites for Custer's men killed in the battle. He also had the opportunity to interview many of the Native Americans who fought on both sides of the battle on June 25, 1876.

Date: c.1900's
City: Great Falls
State: Montana
ID: 22038