How My Wife Has Helped Me, March 11, 1925
Description
New York Telegram 11 March 1925 "We Women by Betty Brainerd. 'How My Wife Has Helped Me.'" Charles Russell talks about his wife, "The worst fight we ever had was in 1897 when she asked $75 for a canvas, which I though highway robbery -- and got it. I was ready to sell it for $5, but she insisted that we had to eat. From that time on she has sold all my paintings. It used to worry me, the prices she asked, but she always gets what she goes after. As Will Rogers said -- 'Mrs. Russell took the 'o' out of saloons and put me in salons.' We are partners...she lives for tomorrow, and I live for yesterday; so it is the combination which brings things today."
Dates
- March 11, 1925
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 1 extent_missing
Credit Line
Gilcrease Museum/The University of Tulsa
Provenance
Britzman Collection
Medium
paper
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Notes
The Homer and Helen Britzman collection consists of over 10,000 objects belonging to Charles M. Russell including letters, drawings, personal belongings, photos, and other memorabilia. Homer Britzman worked extensively with Charles Russell’s wife, Nancy, to write Russell’s biography. Chain of custody: Nancy Russell, Homer and Helen Britzman, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Amon Carter (inventoried collection in 1997), Gilcrease Management Trust (will become property of TU Special Collections if management agreement between TU and the City of Tulsa is severed).
Previous Number
E.189ad (Colorado Springs Number)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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