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At the same time Charles M. Russell was painting the West, Charles E. Morris was capturing it with photographs. Orphaned around fifteen, Morris went north to Wyoming and worked as a cowboy. He [...]

The Wolfmen – 1925 1864 Charlie Russell is born the same year Montana becomes a territory. 1880 Russell arrives in Montana for the first time around age 16. 1888 Russell spends time with [...]

“Laugh Kills Lonesome.” Oil on Canvas, 1925. C.M. Russell,, Montana Historical Society MacKay Collection, Helena, MT In 1864, Russell was born in Missouri, far from the Wild West. He came [...]

Mandan Bull Boats and Lodges Courtesy of South Dakota State Historical Society The expansion of the West was inevitable. The abundance of art portraying the West merely sped up the timetable. [...]

October 2, 2021 Great Falls International Airport Event and Conference Center Trends come and go but art is forever. There will never be a day where it is considered “out of fashion” to hang an [...]

1. The Russell CM Russell Museum 400 13th Street North Wednesday, August 18 Show Open 10am-5pm Thursday, August 19 Show Open 10am-5pm Artists Open House 3pm Friday, August 20 Show Open 10am-5pm [...]

Any given Tuesday is a reason to celebrate in Lewistown. Traffic is heavier. Sales increase at shops and restaurants. The community rolls out the welcome mat for its cherished guests—cattle and [...]

By Hayley Young Ranchers and farmers across the Great West spend their time caring for and working their land—the land that feeds their livestock and fills their grain bins each year; the same [...]

Text and Photo by Stacy Bronec “My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer,” [...]

By Lochiel Edwards There’s an old saying, “If you don’t like the weather in Montana, just wait a minute.” A combination of impressive Rocky Mountains and sweeping plains, deep western valleys, [...]