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Upcoming ExhibitionsMasters in Miniature Art Show and SaleJune 2008 through September 2008
Real Western Wear: Beaded Gauntlets from the William Healey CollectionJuly 2008 through January 2009
The Bison: American Icon, Heart of Plains Indian CultureDecember 2008
The bison are scheduled to roam once again at the C.M. Russell Museum, and this time they are sticking around! The Bison: American Icon, Heart of Plains Indian Culture is a new permanent installation scheduled to open in late 2008 at the Russell Museum. Did you know that nearly 75% of the Museum’s entire collection of paintings, sculpture and works on paper depict bison and American Indians? Specifically, the Museum’s permanent collection features over 700 examples of American Indian art that has mostly remained in storage and never been exhibited. These objects have come into the Museum’s collection as gifts from patrons and collectors since the Museum opened in 1953. Some were given to Charlie Russell as gifts, and others were collected by the artist himself (Russell often used these objects as props which appear in many of his paintings). This upcoming exhibition will examine the culture of the Northern Plains through the interactions of people with bison from 1750 to present. It will also allow the Museum to interpret and display its substantial collection of Plains Indian cultural artifacts for the very first time. The Bison will be installed in three galleries, including one brand new gallery space, located on the Museum’s lower level. |
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Opening June 22, this year's Masters in Miniature Art Show and Sale will feature 184 small paintings, drawings, and sculpture by over 104 local, regional, and national artists. These works will be on exhibit throughout the summer to allow our visitors a chance to enjoy contemporary Western art. Interested buyers will have the opportunity to purchase these artworks during the cocktail/buffet reception on the evening of September 6. The funds that are raised from the Masters in Miniature sale support collections, exhibitions, educational programs, and operations at the Museum. For those who cannot attend the sale in person, absentee and phone sales may be arranged. In addition, we are offering a "Buy It Now" option throughout the exhibition. Any time before the sale, buyers are able to purchase their desired piece at a special "But It Now" price. Check back for a full web gallery of art to be included in this year's exhibition.
On July 18, the Russell Museum will open this wonderful exhibition of beaded gauntlets, organized by the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, Athens. Real Western Wear is a dazzling show that celebrates the unique meeting of cowboy and Indian worlds, with over 70 pairs of beaded gauntlets (gloves). These works of art display the great diversity of designs and technical virtuosity of Plains, Plateau, and Great Basin Indian artists who produced these beautiful objects from the 1890s through the 1940s. The Russell Museum is the third venue for the exhibition, which opened at the Georgia Museum of Art, then traveled to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. This colofrul exhibition will complement the beaded gauntlets from Charlie Russell's own collection of American Indian artifacts, which will be included in The Bison exhibition when it opens later this year.
