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Artist Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864 - 1926)

Date1916

Mediumpen and ink 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.B

ClassificationsContainers

DescriptionEnvelope for New Year's card.

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 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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