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"Remington and Russell: Each in His Span"
October 26, 2001
Second Biennial Symposium of
the Charles. M. Russell Center for
the Study of Art of the American West



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Photo Credits:
Frederic Remington-photograph c. 1902, by Davis and Sanford, courtesy Frederic Remington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, N.Y.; Charles M. Russell-photograph c. 1907, by A.O.Gregory, courtesy National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Oklahoma City, Okla., Joe DeYong Collection


Schedule of Activities

8:00 - 8:30 Check-in
8:30 - 9:00 Peter Hassrick, Founding Director Emeritus, Russell Center
Opening Remarks
9:00 - 8:45 Dr. Nancy Anderson, Associate Curator of British and American Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
The Color of NIght: Remington's Nocturnes
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 10:45 Dr. Brian Dippie, Historian, University of Victoria, B. C.
"A Lot Easyer Than Drawing": C. M. Russell's Sculptural Inspirations
10:45 - 11:30 Dr. Emily Neff, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Outer Spaces: Landscape in the Art of Frederic Remington
11:30 - 12:15 Luncheon
12:15 - 1:00 Keynote Address: Dr. Dan Flores, Historian, University of Montana
What Were Charlie Russell and the Boys Trying to Tell Us?
1:00 - 1:30 Peter Hassrick, B. Byron Price, Director, Russell Center, and Dr. Andrew Phelan, Director, School of Art
Remarks
1:30 - 2:15 Dr. Stephen Tatum, Professor of American Studies, University of Utah
Specimen Collecting: Remington and Russell Illustrate Parkman's "The Oregon Trail"
2:15 - 3:00 Dr. Patricia Burnham, Art Historian, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Charles Marion Russell as History Painter: Reflections on the Montana Capitol Mural
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:00 Dr. Alexander Nemerov, Art Historian, Yale University
Remington, Night and Day
4:00 - 4:30 Ginger Renner, Scholar:
Closing Remarks
4:30 - 5:00 B. Byron Price:
Closing Remarks