A black-and-white drawing of two Indigenous people sitting in a tipi painting on a hide.

The Picture Robe

Charles M. Russell (1864-1926)

Date

1899
Object Type

Drawings
Medium

Ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions

10 3/4 x 14 5/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. signed and dated: C M Russell [skull] 1899
Verso:
u.l. in ink: Original pen sketch \ By CM Russell
u.l. in graphite: 2 in cream mat \ #154 EUR[?]
Collection Name

Amon G. Carter Collection
Credit Line

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

1961.143
Copyright

Public domain

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