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Illustrated letter

Illustrated letter

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Illustrated letter
ArtistAmerican, 1864–1926
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Illustrated letter
Datec. 1910
MediumPen and brown ink with watercolor and graphite on laid paper
Credit LineGift of Duncan W. Corbett
Object number2024.62
Non exposé

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Department
American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1910; Charles “Dutch” Schatzlein, Butte, Montana, 1910; Homer E. Britzman, Pasadena, California; Fred A. Rosenstock, Denver, Colorado; Collection of Sue and Ted Dalzell, Santa Barbara, California; [Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, 2012 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, July 21, 2012, lot 143]; purchased by Duncan Corbett, Houston, July 21, 2012; given to MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Published References Brian W. Dippie, Charles M. Russell, Word Painter: Letters 1887-1926 (Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 1993), p. 142 [illus.] Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed and signed in ink, lower half of sheet: HELLO Dutch/the bull was heap good/I whish I’d been with you when/you got him/with thanks an best whishes from/ we,uns to you,uns/your toothless friend/C.M. Russell
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