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Hers to the Trail Behind You [To Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jones]
Hers to the Trail Behind You [To Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jones]
Hers to the Trail Behind You [To Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jones]

Hers to the Trail Behind You [To Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jones]

Artist (American, 1864 - 1926)
Date1916
Mediumpen and ink, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions3 1/2 × 5 1/4 inches (8.9 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.106.9.A
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts
DescriptionNew Year's card sent to Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jones, all hand-drawn.
Label TextRussell loved to send holiday cards to friends. Most of his messages were not conventionally religious, but were full of good wishes. Here he drew a cowboy hoisting a whiskey bottle to toast the New Year. In 1908, Russell had quit drinking alcohol, but he continued to use it as a symbol of good cheer. He hand wrote a poem wishing a long and easy life for his friends Dick and Peggy Jones. Dick Jones worked at Como Company where Russell had many of his paintings framed. What makes a holiday greeting meaningful?
ProvenanceArtist; gifted 1916 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones. purchased March 20, 1958 through (Hammer Galleries, 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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Charles Marion Russell
1916
Friend Dick [To Richard Jones]
Charles Marion Russell
May 30, 1924
Richard Jones
Charles Marion Russell
February 8, 1923
Mr. Ralph Kendall
Charles Marion Russell
c. 1919
Loving Cup
Gorham Manufacturing Company
1906
Cactus
Nicolai Fechin
1925
Georg Speck [To George Speck]
Charles Marion Russell
May 18, 1923