Russell's Bronzes Are Given to City Council, 20th century
Description
Newspaper article about Edward H. Honnen presenting thirty-three Charlie Russell bronzes to the city of Colorado Spring. They will be displayed at the Fine Arts Center.
Dates
- Creation: 20th century
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 1 extent_missing
Credit Line
Gilcrease Museum/The University of Tulsa
Provenance
Britzman Collection
Medium
paper
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (26 x 14 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.129 (Colorado Springs number)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Newspaper Clipping
- periodicals
- archives -- archive
- art (discipline)
- articles -- Article
- biography (general genre) -- biographical
- bronzes (visual works) -- bronze
- city councils -- city council -- councils, city
- clippings (information artifacts) -- Clipping
- collections (object groupings) -- collection
- contribution -- contributions
- displays -- display
- donations -- donation
- exhibition -- exhibitions -- expositions -- shows
- galleries (display spaces) -- gallery -- exhibition rooms
- gifts -- gift
- memorials -- Memorial -- commemorations
- newspapers -- newspaper
- possessions -- possession
- soles (shoe components) -- sole
- statues -- statue
Geographic
Topical
- Andrew Marshall
- Betty Krouse
- Britzman Collection
- Charles M. Russell -- Charles Marion Russell
- Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman)
- Dennis O'Rourke
- Ed Honnen
- T. Eugene McCleary
- Western American art
- absolute
- artwork
- bestowal
- bronze statue
- commitment (legal function) -- commitments -- committed -- committing
- considerable
- dedications (ceremonies) -- dedication -- dedicated
- eager
- earnest
- exclusive
- Generous
- largess
- meaningful
- passionate
- renown
- sizeable
- valuable
- well-known
- wholehearted
- willing
- worth
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository