Master Julius Geisler

Artist Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864 - 1926)

Date1902

Mediumpen and ink, and watercolor on paper

Dimensions5 1/4 x 10 inches (13.3 x 25.4 cm)
Frame: 10 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 5/8 inches (25.7 × 36.8 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number11.106.14

ClassificationsContainers

Label TextRussell delighted his friends with illustrated letters. Early in his career, Russell illustrated envelopes with the same flair as his letters. On this envelope he portrayed the idea that the communication was tracking down the recipient. He depicted a group of Native American men following a trail of prints in the ground. Russell wrote a unique return address. “If you cant trail him down in 10 sleeps return to CM Russell Great Falls Mont.”

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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