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Old Santy Was Good to Us All [To Philip R. Goodwin]

Artist (American, 1864 - 1926)
Recipient (American, 1881 - 1935)
Datec. January 1908
Mediumpen and ink, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions9 × 5 1/2 inches (22.9 × 14 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.106.25
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts
DescriptionThe illustration is of Laplander and reindeer.
Label TextCharles and Nancy Russell observed Christmas with great joy. In this page from a letter, Russell told friend and artist Philip R. Goodwin about their holiday dinner. The letter features a delightful drawing that depicts the sculpture Russell made for a table decoration. He modeled a Laplander in a sled pulled by a reindeer. He used wax and other materials, including salt and diamond dust for the snow. Russell’s sculpture survived and is now in the holdings of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming. For discussion, how will you decorate for the holidays?
ProvenancePurchased August 29, 1960 through (Edward Eberstadt & Son, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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Friend Goodwin [Philip R. Goodwin]
Charles Marion Russell
May 26, 1908
Friend Goodwin [To Philip R. Goodwin]
Charles Marion Russell
September 7, 1909
Ho Ho Hayee, Friend Goodwin [To Philip R. Goodwin]
Charles Marion Russell
October 23, 1907
Ho Ho Hayee, Friend Goodwin [To Philip R. Goodwin]
Charles Marion Russell
October 23, 1907
Friend Goodwin [Philip R. Goodwin]
Charles Marion Russell
May 26, 1908
Friend Goodwin [Philip R. Goodwin]
Charles Marion Russell
May 26, 1908
Georg Speck [To George Speck]
Charles Marion Russell
May 18, 1923
Friend Dick [To Richard Jones]
Charles Marion Russell
May 30, 1924
Richard Jones
Charles Marion Russell
February 8, 1923
Friend Jake [To Jacob H. Hagenson]
Charles Marion Russell
c. 1920
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Charles Marion Russell
October 22, 1909