The Range Father
Artist
Charles Marion Russell
(American, 1864 - 1926)
Date1926, lifetime cast
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions5 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches (13.3 x 38.7 x 12.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number21.1.60
ClassificationsSculptures
DescriptionA wild stallion chasing a wolf.Label TextRussell portrayed a wild stallion chasing away a predator wolf. When he modeled the sculpture, wild horses were threatened not only by nature but also by humans who saw them as pests and wanted them exterminated from range land. Russell felt sympathy for the wild creatures.
ProvenanceC.S. McNair, Great Falls, Montana; purchased May 4, 1962 through (Edward Eberstadt and Sons, 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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