Friend Goodwin [Philip R. Goodwin]

Artist Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864 - 1926)

Recipient Philip R. Goodwin (American, 1881 - 1935)

DateMay 26, 1908

Mediumpen and ink, and watercolor on paper

Dimensions5 3/8 × 4 3/4 inches (13.7 × 12.1 cm)
Frame (A-B are framed together): 16 7/8 × 20 7/8 × 1 1/4 inches (42.9 × 53 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number11.106.24.A

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts

DescriptionIllustration on the recto of the letter.

Label TextRussell’s letter to fellow artist Philip R. Goodwin points to the importance of artistic colleagues. In the opening sentences, Russell referred to their ongoing correspondence. They exchanged sketches of paintings they were making. Russell invited Goodwin to return and visit him in Montana. Russell illustrated the letter with a watercolor remembering their prior sketching trip. In the image, the two artists ride horseback into the woods to study from nature. Each artist learned from the other. Connect with R.W. Fichter’s DC’s Prints on Porch and E.S. Curtis’s Karok Baskets.

ProvenancePurchased August 29, 1960 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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