Leather Album Page
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
A Watcher of the Plains, 1902
A leather album page with a photograph of a bronze Indian. Remarks for the photograph include, "A Blood Warrior and son of Sleeping Thunder; both good friends of Charlie's. this Indian is watching for buffalo, or enemies from a high bluff."
Album Cover, late 19th century - early 20th century
Front cover for album TU2009.39.8387. The cover is leather and in the shape of a buffalo hide with 21 holes around the edges for binding. Painted on the front cover is a circular design with 'Bronzes Charles M. Russell' and 'Collected by G.D. Sack' written on the front. Drawn on the top of the cover to the right is an axe and on the left is a pipe.
Album Cover, late 19th century - early 20th century
First page of the leather photograph album TU2009.39.8387. In ink across the middle of the front side is, "To my dear friend, Nancy C. Russell who helped make this possible. George D. Sack."
An Enemy That Warns, 1921
Leather album page with a photograph of a wolf and a rattle snake bronze. Remarks of the photograph include, "This wolf has come upon a rattle snake making its home in this old buffalo skull. The rattler objects and is warning Mr. Wolf to keep away."
Counting Coup, 1907
Enemy's Tracks, 1920
Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze Indian on a horse looking at the ground. Remarks about the photograph include, "This Indian returning from a hunt has run across some horse tracks and is trying to figure out whether they are enemy tracks or not."
High, Wide and Handsome, 1905
Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze of a man riding a bucking bronco. Remarks for the photograph include, "Modelled for George H. Wright, Westport, Connecticut by Charlie. Mrs. Russell told me of the piece. Figures are as Charlie modelled and painted them. Piece is signed on cardboard base - C. M. R. - skull and 1905. Title is a term used to signify a bronco is a good bucker and that he's sure pitching 'High, wide and handsom'."
Indian Maiden, 1902
A leather album page with a photograph of a bronze bust of an Indian woman. Remarks about the photograph include, "A Blood Maiden, and possibly a daughter of Sleeping Thunder."
Nature's Cattle, 1912
Leather album page with a photograph of a bronze family of buffalo. Remarks for the photograph include, "This is a family of a large herd trailing to water. They are called here 'Nature's Cattle' because they meant to the Indian what beef cattle mean to us."
Oh, Mother What is It', 1914
Leather album page with a photograph of bronze mother bear with her cubs staying away from a porcupine. The remarks about the photograph include, "Mother bear teaching her cubs to beware of the porcupine as his needles are poisonous and very hard to pull out."