The Coming of the White Man 1899
by Charles Marion Russell
Title
The Coming of the White Man 1899
Artist
Charles Marion Russell
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
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Charles Marion Russell 1864 – 1926 also known as C. M. Russell, Charlie Russell, and “Kid” Russell, was an American artist of the American Old West. He created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and landscapes set in the western United States and in Alberta, Canada, in addition to bronze sculptures.
He is known as the cowboy artist and was also a storyteller and author. He became an advocate for Native Americans in the west, supporting the bid by landless Chippewa to have a reservation established for them in Montana. In 1916, Congress passed legislation to create the Rocky Boy Reservation.
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