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

Artist Charles Marion Russell (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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