February

Art was a passion more than a career for Marilynn Dwyer Mason. She was an incredible painter, sure, and she made a living at it, but money was not her driving force. “I think she painted because [...]

In 2012, the Great Falls Ad Club was in the process of launching its new autumn art show, Colors of the Fall. Ad Club member Charles Fulcher, who had served as Chairman of the Russell Auction [...]

By A. Nadine Pickthorn Photos by Matt Doyle I became aware of the C.M. Russell Art Auction and Exhibitors Art Show in the early 1980s. It was well known for being the most successful Western art [...]

At 78, W. Steve Seltzer is at the top of his game. His eyes are sharp. His hands are steady. His skills are as refined as ever. Where some artists experience a decline in their golden years, [...]

Legacy Inductee (1931-2020) MCHF District 8 The late Wes Synness, a fourth generation Montanan, was a Man’s Man, and a Cowboy’s Cowboy. His great grandparents arrived in Montana in 1879 from [...]

Born in Stanford on July 8, 1931, James Andrew “Jim” Lind moved with his family to the Beaver Creek Ranch, 32 miles northwest of White Sulphur Springs, in 1936. Jim’s Grandfather, Andy, thought [...]

Patrick “Pat” Bergan was born August 11, 1933, in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, the fifth of six children. He was raised in the basement of the County Jail, as his father was the County Sheriff [...]

Kitty Ann Quigley was born a fourth generation Montanan on May 11, 1944. In 1947, her father began constructing his dream of “Frontier Town,” created with logs and boulders. An animated road [...]

John Joseph “Johnny” Carr was “let out of the chute” December 13, 1940, in Lewistown. Not long after, the family moved to Christina, Montana, where three- year-old Johnny tried to take their new [...]

Richard Thomas “Dick” “RT” Loss, known as one of the best bronc busters in the Montana Territory, was at home on the back of any mount. He was a personal friend to Charles M. Russell and Rev. [...]