A bronze sculpture of a mother bear and her cub keeping a safe distance from a porcupine.

Oh! Mother, What Is It?

Charles M. Russell (1864-1926)

Date

1914, cast ca. 1929-1934
Object Type

Sculptures
Medium

Bronze
Contributors

Cast by California Art Bronze Foundry
Object Format

Lost-wax casting
Dimensions

3 3/4 x 9 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.
Edition

20 estimated lifetime casts
Inscriptions

On the upper surface of the base, at the edge, directly in front of the mother bear's right front paw: C M Russell c [circled] \ [skull] [Note: Not in Russell's hand. Skull is schematic, almost like a fox head. The "M" in the signature is smaller, nearly inside the "C."]
FOUNDRY MARK: On the vertical edge of the base, directly below the mother bear's left side: CALIF. ART BRONZE FNRY. L.A.
Directly above the foundry inscription, engraved in the metal: 28
Collection Name

Amon G. Carter Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Amon G. Carter Collection
Accession Number

1961.106
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

Part of: Amon G. Carter Collection

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