Letter by Philip G. Cole to Charles M. Russell; asks Russell to retouch "The Buffalo Hunt". Typed on the front of two pages with a handwritten note on the second page.

January 3, 1923. Office o f the Vice President. IN REPLY REFER TO PGC:EG. Mr. Charles M . Ru ssel, Gre a t Falls, Mont. My dear Mr. Russel [sic]: I believe that you are aware that I have in my home a t No. 8 Markwood Road , Forest Hills, Lon g Island, your large (about 6' x 4') painting en- titled "The Buffalo Hunt", which was le f t me by my father, Dr. Charles K. Cole, at hi s death. This is the same large picture which was at one time owned by Senator Paris Gibson, and later hung in the Rocky Mountain Club, at the Waldorf in New York , and more recently on the mezzanine floor of th e Placer Hotel in Helena, where my father loaned it. I have recently had this picture cleaned, reframed and hung in my home. Am confident that you will agree with me when I say t h a t the light ef- fect on the sky , Square >B

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