. . . a small collection of paintings of grizzly bears by contemporary as well as traditional Western artists:
Price of his Hide
Charles M. Russell (1864–1926)
Oil on canvas, 1915
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
1961.210.
Bear Series #73: Blonde Bear and Mother
© Nancy N. Erickson
Oil paintsticks on archival paper
Reproduced by permission of the artist.
Great Bear
Monte Dolack, © 1991
Acrylic and mixed media painting
Reproduced by permission of the artist.
Loops and Swift Horses Are Surer than Lead
Charles M. Russell
Oil on canvas, 1916
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
1961.180
1961.210.
The Bluffers
Charles M. Russell
Bronze, estate cast, c. 1924
Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
1961.94.
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- The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
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