Piegans (by Charles Marion Russell)
In 1918, when the cowboy artist painted the splendid oil, Piegans, life for Charley and Nancy Russell was filled with contentment. It certainly had not always been. Their early years together were marked by sheer poverty, and on Charley’s part, the demanding search for the proficiency he sought in his painting, and for Nancy the intimidating search for the key to get her husband’s work before the public and [...] Click here to continue reading.