Charlie Russell Roundup (pb): Essays on America's Favorite Cowboy Artist
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Charlie Russell Roundup (pb): Essays on America's Favorite Cowboy Artist Details
From the Back Cover Editor Brian W. Dippie presents a variety of looks at Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926), whose perspectives on the changing West and talents with oil, watercolor, bronze and more made him a lasting name. With illustrations. Read more About the Author Brian W. Dippie is Professor of History at University of British Columbia, Victoria, editor of Charles M. Russell, Word Painter, and author of Looking at Russell and West-Fever, as well as many other books. Read more
Reviews
This is a fine book if the reader is interested in the actual "artist" Charlie Russell...I made the error in interpreting the book's descripton as to pertaining to the "times" of which CR's art was depicting.Thinking it would be a book of essays of the "Western times" (which CR created his craft around) like the Sports Afield "Survive" book (highly recommend), I was disappointed that all but a few enteries are about the actual artist, his wife, and different articles & perceptions that have been published over time.Nothing really new or interesting about a rather stererotypical artist & his controlling wife; the illustrations are small (B/W) and rather limited...should have included all his work. (sic)Know what you're buying.Mahalo,~B
